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Education Aliprantis, Dionissi, and Mukund Jayaram. “K–12 Schools in Ohio Are Separate and Unequal.” Economic Commentary 2023-16 (2023). Boustan, Leah Platt, Christine Cai, and Tammy Tseng. White Flight from Asian Immigration: Evidence from California Public Schools. No. w31434. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023. Chetty, Raj, David J. Deming, and John N. … [Read more...] about Resources (April-August 2024 P & R Journal)

by John Square III and Helen Cruz According to HUD, there were an estimated 653,100 people experiencing homelessness in 2023, which is approximately 20 out of every 10,000 people in the United States. Unfortunately, many unhoused individuals are burdened with fines imposed by cities for sleeping in parks and other public spaces. I recently had the opportunity to speak with … [Read more...] about Life in Grants Pass (April-August 2024 P & R Journal)

by Stephanie Deutsch Julius Rosenwald was a son of German Jewish immigrants who, in 1895, made the astute decision to buy into a small, unknown mail-order business called Sears, Roebuck. Thanks in part to his astute management, Sears was extraordinarily successful — the Amazon.com of its day — and Rosenwald became wealthy beyond his wildest dreams. As an observant Jew, … [Read more...] about Rosenwald Fellows and the Journey to Brown v. Board of Education (April-August 2024 P & R Journal)

by Thomas Silverstein A growing chorus of community organizing, civil rights, and affordable housing groups is coalescing around the demand for transformative investments in social housing as a key to solving our housing crisis, ending homelessness, facilitating a just carbon transition, and remedying racial injustice. Social housing is decommodified housing and can take the … [Read more...] about Negating Objections to Housing Decommodification through Strategic Tenant Movement Support for Comprehensive Economic and Social Rights (April-August 2024 P & R Journal)

By Jonathan Smith This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It is not an understatement to say that this landmark civil rights legislation, enacted in the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, has transformed American society. Title II of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited discrimination in places of “public accommodation,” was prominently … [Read more...] about Title VI Turns 60: Is it Too Late to Awaken the Sleeping Giant? (April-August 2024 P & R Journal)