A frozen conflict in Ukraine, more data on college quality, and fighting entrenched poverty.
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The Brookings Brief
May 11, 2015
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EXPERT INSIGHT
The challenges of Baltimore (and the nation) in context

In Baltimore, sectors like information technology and advanced health care offer some of the best opportunities for people to make a good living without a college degree. 

FOLLOW-UP
Alumni from these colleges (almost) always pay their debts

More data from Jonathan Rothwell’s popular study on college quality looks at federal loan repayment rates to evaluate schools' contributions to the economic success of alumni.

EXPERT OPINION
In Ukraine, rising tensions and a frozen conflict

Despite rising tension along the Ukraine-Russia border, Steven Pifer predicts a continuation of a no war/no peace situation…a frozen conflict.