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The USC Price Center for Social Innovation brings an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach to social innovation research. Through relevant, rigorous research, Price Center faculty explore a variety of topics that seek to inform and advance new models of equity and opportunity for low-income children and families.

2020 Top Los Angeles County Public Schools

Innovate Public Schools

Year: 2020

The annual Top Public Schools report celebrates the 278 schools closing the opportunity gap for low-income Black and Latino students in Los Angeles County. What is a Top Public School? Top Public Schools are schools that are beating the statewide … Continue reading


Towards a Theoretical Framework for Social Impact Bonds

Nonprofit Policy Forum

Year: 2020

Governments in some of the world’s richest nations appear to be caught in a double challenge of declining social budgets even as social needs are increasing. In this context, Outcomes Based Commissioning (OBC), has been suggested as one way in … Continue reading


Full Report: The Pervasive Impacts of Rent Increases in City Heights

USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation

Year: 2020

Increasing rent prices have left many families struggling to make ends meet, fearing homelessness or displacement. City Heights, like many other neighborhoods in Southern California, faces a critical moment to address this important issue. To understand the impacts of increasing … Continue reading


Los impactos generalizados por los aumentos de la renta en City Heights

USC Price Center for Social Innovation

Year: 2020

Increasing rent prices have left many families struggling to make ends meet, fearing homelessness or displacement. City Heights, like many other neighborhoods in Southern California, faces a critical moment to address this important issue. To understand how residents are coping … Continue reading


Why Affordability Matters

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Year: 2020

UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate Director and UCLA Anderson School of Management Professor Stuart A. Gabriel and USC Price Center for Social Innovation Director Gary Painter examine the widening social, economic and individual impacts of the housing affordability crisis.


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