James Lorenz died earlier this year. In the late 1960s Lorenz showed himself to be one of the most important social entrepreneurs of the second half of the Twentieth Century. 798 more words
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We still must get the every student succeeds act right
In late March, President Trump signed a resolution to invalidate a regulation designed to help implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This move will create tremendous confusion among states that are currently in the middle of putting the new law in place in time for the 2017-2018 school year. 749 more words
Original sin?
No one ever accused American conservatives of being particularly original. They started with a story about the failure of government programs and they stick with it, against all evidence. 569 more words
Shameless Self-Promotion
Back in 1969 I worked in a legal services office in the Imperial Valley on the California-Mexican Border. Most of our clients were Mexican-Americans who had the usual poor people legal problems–rent arrears, welfare, and consumer debt. 836 more words
"The Roots of Poverty"
Welfare
The War on Poverty has been an unmitigated failure!
Given the evidence, what other conclusion can one draw? Unless . . . unless the objective of the War on Poverty was NOT to decrease the percent of people living below the poverty level. 466 more words
For Richer or Poorer: What Works to Reduce Poverty in America?
By Annie Davis (Public Interest Policy Scholar, APA)
How can we improve the economic wellbeing of American families? This was one of the issues that dominated the 2016 election cycle, with each candidate proposing a different way forward. 860 more words
