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Helping cities get good jobs, schools & streets to run on as a Rubenstein Fellow and as Columnist . Rapper name: Oldish Gambino.
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Andre Perry Hul 5
While the latest jobs report showed a positive employment outlook, there were big divides between white and black unemployment. In fact, writes, black unemployment is still at recession levels.
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On a flight from Detroit to New Orleans headed to .
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Andre Perry Hul 4
Manslaughter Charge Dropped Against Alabama Woman Who Was Shot While Pregnant - The New York Times
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Muckmaker™ Hul 3
ABC, CBS, and NBC announce they will snub President Trump's 'Salute to America' celebration
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NARAL Hul 3
BREAKING: District attorney just announced that she will NOT prosecute Marshae Jones, the Alabama woman who was indicted for manslaughter after she miscarried as a result of being shot.
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EJ Dionne Hul 3
“It speaks volumes that today’s Republican Party relies on anti-democratic tactics such as devising a census to undercount minorities, perpetuating gerrymandering, purging voter rolls, enacting voter ID laws and limiting access to the polls”
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Mark Muro Hul 3
Trump is slamming big cities again () But our big cities are the dynamic anchor of the U.S. economy and have been leading growth via
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Andre Perry Hul 3
‘They Set Us Up to Fail’: Black Directors of the ’90s Speak Out
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Amy Liu Hul 2
Racism is a public health crisis, as Milwaukee County officials recently declared. This important article and series by John Schmid explains why.
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Brookings Metro Hul 2
Cities in the nation's heartland have more housing available than others, but still face housing stress. says the reason is that more affordable housing often comes with untenable commutes.
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Andre Perry Hul 2
Public school families deserve solutions that go upstream and address sources of inequality. Real reform is hard. Voters should not be assuaged with patronizing bans and obsequious endorsements. Offer public policy. Debate real proposals. Dare to be substantive.
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Grantmakers for Ed. Hul 2
Thought leaders, practitioners, students, community leaders and policy-makers will share insights and guide compelling conversations throughout , including eminent voices from Join us!
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Dan Immergluck Hul 2
Looking forward to this in Atlanta.... Together w/others, I'll be speaking abt recent research & key policy needs. Important work for reducing Register at
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Paul Thomas Hul 2
"Education reformers’ attempts to fix black students, teachers and districts rather than address the systemic inequality that pushes blacks to the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid." THIS THIS THIS
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Andre Perry Hul 2
Black people are not problems needing to be fixed; discrimination, inequality and inequity need to be fixed. When black people, their communities and institutions are devalued, there can be no real solution.
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Andre Perry Hul 2
Charter schools arent a radical solution and neither is blaming them
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Andre Perry Hul 2
Charter schools arent a radical solution and neither is blaming them
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Andre Perry Hul 1
Kids can’t eat a test score. We invest so much into statewide exams in K-12 while ignoring the real context that drives outcomes. Who really benefits from testing?
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Andre Perry Hul 1
Kids don't live in schools; they live in communities. "Fixing schools" most often misses the mark. Improving the contexts of students lives yields better educational outcomes.
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