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Efforts to understand and describe the Black/White placement gap have given rise to a new set of questions. Does the magnitude of the gap differ in different localities? Do places that have high disparity rates share other characteristics? Are factors such as family structure, unemployment, and parental education levels related in any way to disparity rates? If so, how should what we learn about where disparity is greatest influence public investments designed to promote greater equity for children and families? Join us at Chapin Hall's Child and Family Policy Forum to explore these questions. Panelists will explore the sometimes complex relationships between social context--family structure, unemployment rates, and adult education levels--and the degree of racial disparity. Panelists will provide their thoughts on where to go with investments intended to promote equity.