In this podcast, Erin Dillon discusses the findings from her report, Food for Thought, in which she examines successful grocery and banking initiatives in low-income neighborhoods. She also discusses what choice-school operators can learn from banks and grocery stores, and how these lessons can help create functional school-choice markets in underserved neighborhoods.
The research for this report was funded by The Annie E. Casey Foundation. We thank them for their support but acknowledge that the findings and conclusions presented in this report are those of the author alone and do not represent the opinions of the foundation.
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03/11/10 | Kevin Carey is quoted on the rising costs of education in The Economist.
03/10/10 | Chad Aldeman's False Fronts paper is quoted on Accuracy in Academia.
03/09/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on Federal Family Education Loan defaults on The Huffington Post.
03/09/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on loan origination on the Firedog Lake blog.
03/07/10 | Kevin Carey calls for a Race to the Top in higher education in a column in The Chronicle of Higher Education.