Light Lab Live
Living on the Edge: What Data Reveals about North Carolina Families
Light Lab Live is the Institute for Family’s monthly lunch and learn series where we dive into timely topics that shape the lives of families and the professionals who support them across sectors.
Frontline professionals have limited time but also have a need and desire to engage in better conversations about data, context, and impact. These sessions make it easier to access the information that matters using AI‑assisted research to pull together publicly available datasets and turn them into practitioner‑ready insights.
Designed for time‑strapped professionals, leaders and champions, this facilitated conversation provides a synthesized analysis that would otherwise take hours to find.
Session 1-Living on the Edge, examines the collective implications of three major datasets: ALICE Report, the NC Budget & Tax Center’s Economic County Snapshots, and the Education Law Center’s Making the Grade 2025 report
In this webinar we will:
- unpack the data in plain language—registrants receive a PDF summary of the analysis
- explore what the data means for children, families, and communities
- connect findings to real‑world practice across systems
Who Should Attend
Educators, district leaders, policymakers, researchers, and advocates committed to advancing equitable outcomes for all students.