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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 fix higher education, educators and policymakers must move beyond the usual rallying cries “Free college” and “student loan crisis” make catchy campaign slogans and headlines, but focusing on affordability and debt may distract from more urgent problems in higher education.For at-risk teens, the benefits of a caring adult last beyond youth Youth assigned a mentor through the Latin American Youth Center’s Promotor Pathway program in DC were more likely to be enrolled in other services and in school.Training doctors to think outside the box Reputations, MCAT scores, and research funding matter for medical school rankings, but a social approach to training doctors is just as important for patients.People and place matter when addressing chronic absenteeism In Pittsburgh, researchers are connecting the dots between neighborhood data and individual student records to better serve students who miss school.Where have all the small loans gone? It’s tough to get a mortgage for less than $50,000. In cities with a high share of low-value homes, that leaves many potential homeowners out of market.The geography of life and death “Location, location, location” isn’t just a platitude for real estate agents. The health and survival disparities between wealthier and poorer communities are alarmingly steep.