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Tag: opportunity gap

Education cannot be the “great equalizer” when unaffordable housing is an insurmountable barrier

Sarah Rothschild June 6, 2018 September 20, 2019Housing
The Chicago region’s homes are under water and it is not due to the annual flooding from the Des Plaines River. A new analysis from Zillow shows that Chicago ranks 2nd in the nation for the most homes that owe…

How Should We Fund Schools in Illinois?

Kurt Hilgendorf September 18, 2015 September 18, 2015Action, Schools
Contrary to the claims of some econometric reformer types, money matters in schools. To understand why Illinois and Chicago don’t have to be like they are, we must survey the national picture of school funding. Illinois has a revenue problem, and Minnesota points the way toward a solution.

Why I Go Hungry for Dyett

Dr. Monique Redeaux-Smith August 24, 2015 August 28, 2015Action, Schools
Photo: The twelve Dyett hunger strikers These are the reasons why I go hungry for Dyett. Because I refuse to accept that the current state of education is the best we can do. Because every child deserves a world class education in their neighborhood.

Neighborhood inequality in the land of opportunity

Pavlyn Jankov June 8, 2015 June 8, 2015Housing
A new study confirms the impact that structural disadvantage and segregation has on life opportunity. Based off of the long-studied Moving To Opportunity experiment, the results show that for children from low-income households, moving to a better neighborhood before their…
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