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Harvard professor explains the basics of universal basic income
In this video, Professor Akee discusses the basics of universal basic income, what his review of Tribal casino’s UBI payments found, and common arguments against this program.
“Known, heard, seen, and supported”: The power of personalized support in schools
EdRedesign Lab researchers and the CEO of Communities In Schools came together to discuss the power of relationship and personalized supports for students at a Bloomberg Center for Cities event at Harvard Kennedy School.
“What the world will be”: African city leaders look to the future
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Nigeria, and Mayor John-Charuk Siafa of Monrovia, Liberia, discuss the present and future of their cities at an event in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics.
When parents have unstable work conditions, kids are more likely to visit the ER for asthma
Parents play an important role in managing the condition, especially when children are very young and cannot recognize their own wheezing or easily use inhalers. Professor Daniel Schneider and his co-authors explored the connection between parents having unstable work hours and children experiencing asthma symptoms.
Zanny Minton Beddoes has led The Economist since 2015, when she became the first woman to hold the editor-in-chief position in the publication's more than 180-year history.
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