Assess students' ability to analyze socioeconomic and policy drivers of gentrification in U.S. mid-sized cities (2000–2020). Test includes identifying and interpreting demographic, income, education, and housing-market indicators; evaluating the roles of zoning, tax incentives, transit investments, and redevelopment policies; distinguishing correlation from causation using quantitative and qualitative evidence; and comparing case studies to judge policy outcomes and displacement impacts.