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As data centers see a surge in demand because of generative AI, Henrico County, Virginia, shows how local governments can turn the economic gains of this new industry into sustainable funding for affordable housing.
Three ways technology can help nontraditional students succeed in online coursework In 2016, 31.6 percent of higher education students took at least one distance education course.The “rent gap” still makes it cheaper to own than rent in these 17 cities In 17 of America's 33 largest metropolitan areas, owning a home is cheaper than renting.After 50 years of progress and protest, America is still a land of unequal opportunity Fifty years ago, the Kerner Commission said we were “moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal.”Too many homeowners lack flood insurance, but many buy it voluntarily New data from the American Housing Survey show that just over 1 in 10 homeowners have flood insurance nationally.Four ways Jeff Bezos’s $2 billion could make the biggest impact on homelessness among children and families Shelters can help ensure "no child sleeps outside," but the solution to homelessness is affordable housing.Do New York City’s school attendance boundaries encourage racial and ethnic segregation? New York City’s new school chancellor Richard Carranza has vowed to enact policies that will alleviate school segregation.
