386 students in New Orleans got $200 a month in basic income. As a result, they missed fewer days of school, their reading test scores grew by nearly double those of the control group, and they enjoyed more financial stability than the control group.
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Scott Santens (scottsantens@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Aug-2024 16:47:25 JST Scott Santens - clacke likes this.
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JackieM (jackiemauro@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Aug-2024 16:47:30 JST JackieM @scottsantens truly amazing how we’ve convinced ourselves that when people lack money, giving them money won’t solve the problem. Or that when people lack housing, giving them housing won’t solve the problem.
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