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July 19, 2023
Adams’ Smart Migrant Move Could Help the City’s Overburdened Shelters—and Migrants Themselves
…that Mayor Eric Adams has realized sheltering migrants without time limit is not an economically sustainable policy for a city facing a budget cliff. But the time limit should be seen not…
July 19, 2023
Americans Aren’t Buying Bidenomics—Because They’ve Heard the Lies Before
…me twice, shame on me. Recent reports, meanwhile, indicate more workers being downshifted to part-time pay, declining employment among African Americans, the worst housing affordability ever and sharp declines in…
July 18, 2023
The Great Recession, COVID-19, Interest Hikes Left a 15-Year Mark on Housing
…rest of the country. Still, we experienced substantial growth with the onset of the pandemic and all-time low-interest rates, as the number of new home loans increased by approximately 20% from 2019…
July 18, 2023
The Education Community’s Views on School Improvement Have Fundamentally Changed
…year. Raise teacher pay, make pay performance-based and market-sensitive, and require teachers to demonstrate content mastery. All of these recommendations sought to make the traditional school systems more rigorous, time-consuming,…
July 17, 2023
The Latest Extraordinary Findings on Pandemic Improper Payments
…offer the most cost-efficient use of resources. [Page 22] Tools such as data matching can provide some assurance against improper payments, while potentially allowing for more timely payments. [Page 20]…
July 17, 2023
The Problem with Lived Experience
…be ignored and are not irrelevant in policymaking. Policies are made all the time based on rare events—New York City has window guard policies to prevent children from falling out…
July 17, 2023
What the Rise in Dog Attacks Signals About the State of America’s Social Capital
If you have ever had the unfortunate experience of being attacked or bitten by a dog, you’re not alone. The one time it happened to me was while walking at…
July 16, 2023
When Office Perks Become Perils
…work. It’s the rest of our lives. We do not value time as much as we value money. The young people he interviews who end up taking time off from…
July 15, 2023
Yonkers’ Only Charter School Illustrates Just How Broken the System Is
…about $26,800 per student, CSEE spends only $16,800. Still, when it came time to add a high school, the New York State Board of Regents told the administration that they…
July 14, 2023
Do We Need a Reboot? Challenging Prevailing Narratives on AI
It is hard at times to tell which is likely to be more disruptive: artificial intelligence (AI) or the multiplying efforts to regulate this powerful, potentially transformational, and highly beneficial…