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Vance says immigrants caused a housing shortage. Economists disagree.
October 4, 2024 | The Washington Post | Dany Bahar
The housing market has been upended since the pandemic, but for different reasons.
MCAS results show Massachusetts students, schools haven't reversed pandemic learning loss
September 27, 2024 | WBZ (CBS) News | Emily Oster
Newly released MCAS test results show Massachusetts schools and students have not reversed pandemic learning loss.
Fred Hutch launches Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists
September 19, 2024 | Press Release - Fred Hutch Cancer Center | Omar Galárraga
Omar Galárraga has been selected for a new online Atlas that recognizes contributions of Hispanic and Latinx scientists and serves as a space to build community and create mentorship opportunities.
Providence, RI, Overdose Prevention Center Set to Open This Fall
September 13, 2024 | The Filter | Alexandra Collins
“Rhode Island was the first state in the US to legalize OPCs, so we have taken a different pathway than NY by going through the legislative process,” Alexandra Collins, PhD, a medical social scientist in the Department of Epidemiology at Brown University in Providence, told Filter.
U.S. teacher strikes were good, actually
September 6, 2024 | Vox | Matthew Kraft
New research finds labor stoppages raised wages without harming student learning.
What you need to know about the child tax credit as both campaigns embrace it
August 30, 2024 | NPR All Things Considered | Anna Aizer
This week tax policy has gotten a star turn on the campaign trail.
The Big Prison Myth That Hurts Reform
August 22, 2024 | Slate | John Eason
America’s infatuation with incarceration isn’t just an artifact of its racist past. It is frequently nourished by the support of both Democrats and Republicans, and it is often welcomed by rural communities of color needing help.
Why Americans Aren’t Having Babies
August 19, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal | Emily Oster
The costs and rising expectations of parenthood are making young people think hard about having any children at all.
For Maui wildfire survivors who moved to Las Vegas, another climate disaster awaits: extreme heat
August 8, 2024 | The Guardian | Elizabeth Fussell
A year after the fire some try to rebuild life in the city known as the ‘ninth Hawaiian island’ – as temperatures top 117°F.
U.S., allies demand Maduro show his election receipts in Venezuela
July 31, 2024 | The Hill | Dany Bahar
The U.S. and other democracies in the hemisphere are facing a high-stakes test on how they’ll respond to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s claim of reelection victory amid widespread accusations of fraud.