Morgan Awner

• Magazine
• Rhode Island

A group of Providence students and parents just made national news by suing Rhode Island. They allege that the state’s failure to provide civic education in public schools violates students’ constitutional rights—by failing to educate students ...

• Education
• Race
• United States

When New York City’s highly selective public schools released their admissions breakdown for the incoming freshman class in March, Stuyvesant High School gained national attention for admitting only 7 black students out of 895 spots. This staggerin...

• Economy - Old
• Education
• Uncategorized
• United States

Tuition free college has been a staple of progressive campaigns, since Bernie Sanders’ Presidential run in  2016. While this policy has its merits, policymakers are overlooking a much larger problem —the income achievement gap. Minority and low-...

• Culture
• Magazine
• World

In the summer of 2015, a marine biologist posted a graphic video on YouTube of a sea turtle having a plastic straw extracted from its nostril, hoping to convince people to stop consuming single-use plastic straws. The graphic images catalyzed a drama...