Poverty
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What’s Cooking? Effects of a School Breakfast Program on Student Achievement
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Your parents said it was the most important meal of the day, but does providing breakfast in the classroom have measurable effects on academic achievement?
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Moving, But to Opportunity? Examining Neighborhood Relocation
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A new examination of the Moving to Opportunity study uncovers previously unexplored effects of housing vouchers on residents’ well-being.
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The Mystery of Concentrated Poverty: The Hidden Role of Cross-Race Income Segregation
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In American cities, economic and racial segregation play a dual role in perpetuating concentrated poverty.
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Alleviating Poverty with Pavement?
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Authors investigate the role infrastructure improvement can play in improving outcomes for the developing world’s urban poor
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A Tale of Two Situations
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Researchers investigate the impact of school quality on student’s success
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Family Planning and Education: A Case Study in Ethiopia
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Family planning services are most effective in communities with low levels of education.
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A New Role for Management
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An ethnographic study of a mixed-income development in Boston reveals that management’s role is key.
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A Down Payment on Progress
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Conditional cash transfer programs reward good behavior now and result in improved living standards later.
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Metro Recovery in a Global Economy
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U.S. metros, the nation’s exporters, are driving economic recovery.
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Income Inequality Despite Economic Growth
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Emerging economies are facing the same type of income inequality that recent protests have highlighted in developed countries.