Prevention is (almost always) cheaper than treatment, and homelessness does not break this rule. Economists recently used a randomized control trial to estimate the effectiveness of giving households on the brink of homelessness cash to prevent it, $2000 on average. The results of this temporary assistance were a 73% reduction in the risk of homelessness after one year and that each dollar spent generated $2.47 in benefits to the community. #economics #poverty

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Targeted prevention helps stop homelessness before it starts

Homelessness has become an increasingly worrisome crisis in our nation over the past several years, but a new study from the University of Notre Da...

I was today years old when I learned that US schools are more segregated today than they were in 1968. Racial segregation due to racist policies (like red lining) and reinforcing economic conditions (like school funding tied to property taxes) ensure a system of oppression that is, in many ways, getting worse. For more info, check out: Beverly Daniel Tatum's book: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? or this shorter read:

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Racial Integration of Schools in the United States

February is African American History Month, a time when the United States pays tribute to generations of African Americans who struggled with adver...

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