News

March 2013

March 1st 2013
Measure of America codirectors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis write op-ed for Stanford Social Innovation Review on "The State of America's Well-being" →

February 2013

February 7th 2013
Measure of America codirector Sarah Burd-Sharps will speak on higher education standards for a competitive US economy at the World Affairs 2013 conference in San Francisco on March 7 →
February 1st 2013
Measure of America codirector Sarah Burd-Sharps talks to Roll Call about MOA findings in their new State of the Congress infographic →

November 2012

November 27th 2012
Measure of America codirectors Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps outline the long-term economic savings that would result from investment in public infrastructure like prisoner education and emergency response systems in a commentary for Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

October 2012

October 22nd 2012
Measure of America codirector Sarah Burd-Sharps talks with WNYC public radio about the extreme highs and lows of youth disconnection in New York City →

September 2012

September 14th 2012
Measure of America co-director Sarah Burd-Sharps comments for the Washington Post on new census statistics and the disconnect between economic-recovery data and individual experience →

June 2010

June 1st 2010
AHDP Director Sarah Burd-Sharps interviewed by PBS for “Need to Know” segment →

May 2010

May 7th 2010
Kristen Lewis & Sarah Burd-Sharps of SSRC’s American Human Development Project respond to David Brooks in the NY Times →

September 2009

September 18th 2009
CBS affiliate WWL-TV Channel carries story on SSRC's A Portrait of Louisiana, leads with stats on life expectancy for African Americans in New Orleans. →
September 14th 2009
Sarah Burd-Sharps, co-director of the American Human Development Project, contributes to Marketplace radio show’s coverage of French President Sarkozy and his statement about the limitations of GDP as a measure of well-being. →
September 11th 2009
SSRC’s American Human Development Project announces the release of A Portrait of Louisiana, available Sept 17. →

February 2009

February 6th 2009
Sarah Burd-Sharps is interviewed on WLBT in Jackson, Mississippi about human development in the state (video) →