Kristen Lewis

Co-director, Measure of America

...young adults in Abington, Brockton and Avon are six times as likely to be disconnected—neither working nor in school—as their counterparts in Allston or Brighton.

The Impact Of Economic Inequality On Kids

Economic indicators like Gross Domestic Product (GDP) provide important information, but using them as proxies for societal progress paints an incomplete and often misleading picture.

Two Americas: A Better Way To Measure How We Are Really Doing

A man walks past the damaged Oxford Tavern in Baltimore, MD, on April 30, 2015. In a presidential campaign where candidates are jockeying to be champions of the middle class and courting donations from the wealthy, the poor are inching their way into the debate. Systemic problems have trapped many of the 45 million Americans living in poverty. But addressing the economic, education and security issues that have plagued underprivileged regions of America for decades remains a politically elusive challenge. (David Goldman/AP)