Emily Dickinson has lost her most beloved friend. Penned in alternating lengths, angles, and fervor, the em-dash was once a cure-all for the emphatic writer. It offered a moment of respite, prompting reflection on the text. Or — it represented ...
In 2025, facing a crumbling school system marked by significant financial strain and a declining student population, Vermont’s Republican governor, Phil Scott, passed legislation for what had previously been unthinkable: consolidating the 119 town-...
In early 2026, both Florida’s and Texas’s Supreme Courts opted to drop their requirement that the states’ lawyers graduate from American Bar Association (ABA)–accredited law schools. This opened the door to alternative accreditors, who often ...
Common Core State Standards were designed to create common education standards — not common criticisms. But across the country, an unlikely coalition of students, parents, teachers, and politicians has united against one particularly controversial ...
Common Core State Standards were designed to create common education standards — not common criticisms. But across the country, an unlikely coalition of students, parents, teachers, and politicians has united against one particularly controversial ...
Three weeks after the King College Prep band members performed at President Obama’s second inauguration, they were mourning the loss of a friend: 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton had been gunned down in a Chicago park. Speaking at the funeral, First La...
Three weeks after the King College Prep band members performed at President Obama’s second inauguration, they were mourning the loss of a friend: 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton had been gunned down in a Chicago park. Speaking at the funeral, First La...
Amid the search for John Boehner’s replacement as Speaker of the House and the ever-mounting frenzy of the 2016 presidential election, it can be easy for the public to overlook other important items on the Congressional agenda. One of the more pres...
Amid the search for John Boehner’s replacement as Speaker of the House and the ever-mounting frenzy of the 2016 presidential election, it can be easy for the public to overlook other important items on the Congressional agenda. One of the more pres...
A child who never receives high-quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) is 25 percent more likely to drop out of school, 40 percent more likely to become a teenage parent and 70 percent more likely to be arrested for a violent crime. ECCE s...
A child who never receives high-quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) is 25 percent more likely to drop out of school, 40 percent more likely to become a teenage parent and 70 percent more likely to be arrested for a violent crime. ECCE s...
When Stephen Colbert ran as a presidential candidate in South Carolina for the 2008 election, his campaign was quickly rejected by the Democratic Party for lacking seriousness — not a far-fetched accusation in light of Colbert’s attempt to ...
When Stephen Colbert ran as a presidential candidate in South Carolina for the 2008 election, his campaign was quickly rejected by the Democratic Party for lacking seriousness — not a far-fetched accusation in light of Colbert’s attempt to ...
On Monday, February 16th, the Oklahoma House Education Committee voted to ban the Advanced Placement (AP) United States History curriculum from state high schools. The curriculum, said Representative Dan Fischer, fails to teach “American exceptiona...
On Monday, February 16th, the Oklahoma House Education Committee voted to ban the Advanced Placement (AP) United States History curriculum from state high schools. The curriculum, said Representative Dan Fischer, fails to teach “American exceptiona...
The amazing thing about the dollar menu in a New York City McDonald’s is not that one can buy a meal for a dollar, but that free WiFi comes with it. Internet access is a growing concern for policymakers because of its important effects on disadvant...
The amazing thing about the dollar menu in a New York City McDonald’s is not that one can buy a meal for a dollar, but that free WiFi comes with it. Internet access is a growing concern for policymakers because of its important effects on disadvant...
Colleges across the nation are striving to increase their socioeconomic and ethnic diversity, but the significantly lower graduation rates of black and Latino students as opposed to white and Asian American students are proof that there are education...
Colleges across the nation are striving to increase their socioeconomic and ethnic diversity, but the significantly lower graduation rates of black and Latino students as opposed to white and Asian American students are proof that there are education...
On February 5, the Rhode Island House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare heard testimony from supporters of a bill that would equip all public schools in Rhode Island with Narcan, the “miracle” drug capable of rapidly reversing opiate ove...
On February 5, the Rhode Island House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare heard testimony from supporters of a bill that would equip all public schools in Rhode Island with Narcan, the “miracle” drug capable of rapidly reversing opiate ove...
On January 26, the Supreme Court received a petition to hear Friedrichs vs. California Teacher’s Association. Although the case is yet to be accepted by the Court and any possible ruling is at least a year away, SCOTUS-watchers are nonetheless on t...
On January 26, the Supreme Court received a petition to hear Friedrichs vs. California Teacher’s Association. Although the case is yet to be accepted by the Court and any possible ruling is at least a year away, SCOTUS-watchers are nonetheless on t...
A Brown University undergraduate degree in 1960 cost $45,000 when adjusted for inflation. Today, tuition costs around $190,000 — enough money to pay full fare for a 1960 Brown degree and a 1960 Harvard Business School degree and still have a couple...
A Brown University undergraduate degree in 1960 cost $45,000 when adjusted for inflation. Today, tuition costs around $190,000 — enough money to pay full fare for a 1960 Brown degree and a 1960 Harvard Business School degree and still have a couple...
Dr. Lindsay Orchowski, a research professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior of Alpert Medical School and a leading researcher nationally on these issues, will offer an evidence-based and research-driven explanation of how rape cult...
Dr. Lindsay Orchowski, a research professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior of Alpert Medical School and a leading researcher nationally on these issues, will offer an evidence-based and research-driven explanation of how rape cult...