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June 30, 2023
The U.S. Could Learn a Lot from This School in the U.K.
…vast majority of children assigned by zip codes to public schools, the time is now in states such as Florida, Arizona, and a half dozen others that have demonstrated both…
June 30, 2023
It’s Time to End Legacy Admissions
…legacy admissions. Republican senator and presidential candidate Tim Scott told an interviewer Thursday that he welcomed the Court’s decision, but he added that “one of the things that Harvard could do to…
June 29, 2023
Investing in Ideas, Influencing Policy: A Guide to Think Tank Effectiveness
…working in coalitions or making supportive interest groups aware of findings at the appropriate time. Impact and politics: Including the decision of if and when to compromise. Read more here….
June 28, 2023
Yes, College Is Still a Good Investment
A four-year degree still pays dividends—but now’s a great time for young people to snap up some on-the-job experience, too. Another graduation season is in the books. Some students have…
June 28, 2023
Is ‘Bidenomics’ Even a Thing, Really?
…Times: Biden’s move reflects growing confidence inside the White House that he can gain more political credit for his sweeping economic legislation, which has pumped billions of dollars into infrastructure,…
June 27, 2023
House Republican Plan Penalizes Marriage
…to rely on welfare—soared during this time period.” Blank and other reviewers typically divided credit for improvements between welfare reform, expansions in the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the strong US economy. Rapidly plunging caseloads following the 1996 reforms spotlighted a…
June 26, 2023
Why There Are So Few Black Kids at Stuyvesant: Private Schools and Charter Schools Pull Top Students Out of the System
…it reflected differential test preparation never explaining why poorer Chinese parents are able to surmount this barrier. Moreover, as the New York Times last year reported, “Despite over $750,000 spent on test prep…
June 24, 2023
Family Affordability in America: A Story of Decline or Achievement?
…Some scholars conclude that income has generally kept pace with costs, suggesting that having a family has not become less affordable over time. Meanwhile, others conclude that costs have outpaced…
June 24, 2023
City Can No Longer Afford Life-Long Subsidies for Lucky NYCHA Tenants
…traditional public housing, including lifetime tenure for tenants. What’s more, it keeps prime property off the tax rolls at a time when New York City desperately needs revenue. The logic…
June 23, 2023
SNAP Can Improve Nutrition, Help Farmers, and Support the Environment
…not even consider the costs of new obesity drugs, which have proven effective but expensive, nor the indirect costs associated with obesity and diet-related disease such as lost work time and…