Findings
Long-form interactive research on policy, fiscal data, and the things that matter where you live. One article at a time — designed to be read, not downloaded.
Where does Bend-La Pine's $337M go?
A fiscal-outcomes analysis of one Oregon school district, with demographic adjustment, against its peers.
Bend 2026: A demographically-aware look at city finances DRAFT
A Canopy framework reading of the City of Bend's fiscal posture under Measure 50, PERS overhang, and growth-driven service load.
Five business opportunities hiding in Bend's demographics DRAFT
MBA-thesis-style reframing of Bend's fiscal and demographic data as private-sector openings: housing, childcare, aging-in-place, behavioral health, and climate retrofit.
What Mississippi did, and what Oregon could learn DRAFT
A side-by-side reading of the Mississippi reading reforms and Oregon's elementary-grade NAEP collapse. Canopy R2.
Building a multi-year panel of Oregon school districts DRAFT
Scoping document for extending the Canopy pipeline from a single-year cross-section to a 10-year panel, unlocking two-way fixed-effects and causal designs.
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