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Data centers that are already operating or approved will likely keep running and generating revenue. Here’s how localities could use that revenue to address housing affordability.
To improve school readiness, address the quality gap between preschool and informal child care Formal preschool is often less flexible and affordable than informal care, but children who attend classroom-based programs start kindergarten well ahead of their peers.If we elect a “girl” president, would we pay her the same as the “boy” president? “This is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. But there are so many examples where that doesn't happen,” Hillary Clinton answered recently to a young girl in Las Vegas.Selling delinquent mortgages to investors is a tough balancing act The housing bust left an estimated 820,000 severely delinquent mortgages in the hands of US taxpayers. Selling these loans can benefit investors and taxpayers—if it’s done right.Facing immigrant integration challenges in German and US cities In the two nations with the highest numbers of foreign-born persons within their borders, how do you balance welcoming policy with public response?African American girls and the school-to-prison pipeline: Who are our sisters’ keepers? African American boys are the most likely student group to face school discipline, but the disparity between African American girls and white girls is huge.Does gentrification explain rising student scores in Washington, DC? Student performance in the nation’s capital has risen so dramatically that many are asking whether improvement in school quality is actually behind the higher scores.
