{"id":1871,"date":"2025-08-05T12:23:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/?page_id=1871"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:23:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:23:55","slug":"aug25_short3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/aug25_short3\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"
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Urban Institute's Upward Mobility Initiative in Walla Walla County<\/a><\/h2>

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The Urban Institute's Upward Mobility Initiative is a national effort that gives local communities tools to boost long term economic well-being, racial equality, and opportunity through a foundation of clear, accurate data. Their work is done across the United States and can be found here<\/a>. Their indicators are into six categories: rewarding work, high quality education, opportunity-rich and inclusive neighborhoods, healthy environments and access to good healthcare, and responsive and just governance.<\/p>

Current data from the Initiative show that Walla Walla County deserves a pat on the back: It ranks on par with and even in front of the national median in a variety of important indicators. One indicator is air quality; Walla Walla County far outpaced, with an air cleanliness rating of 74% compared to the nation's 44% air quality average. Another example: Between online schooling and remote work, a strong internet connection is more important than ever, and Walla Walla is only just below the national average with 64% of households having access to high-speed internet.<\/p>

A final note is such: Equal access to quality education is a big-ticket issue nationwide, and Walla Walla isn't falling behind; Most students attending public or charter schools in Walla Walla County are doing so at schools not considered high poverty; this is regardless of race or ethnicity, at rates far better than the national average. This means that most students receiving public education are doing so in well-funded schools. Good job, Walla Walla County!<\/p>

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\u00a0Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Initiative in Walla Walla CountyBy: Trends Staff The Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Initiative is a national effort that gives local communities tools to boost long term… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1871","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1871"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1871"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1872,"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1871\/revisions\/1872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}