In his January 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America,” which began with the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act. A year later, his newly established Office of Economi...
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In his January 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America,” which began with the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act. A year later, his newly established Office of Economi...
This past summer, the “unschooling” trend took TikTok by storm, with videos of parents describing their various methodologies garnering millions of views. A lesson- and curriculum-free homeschooling style that claims to ensure a child’s educati...
This past summer, the “unschooling” trend took TikTok by storm, with videos of parents describing their various methodologies garnering millions of views. A lesson- and curriculum-free homeschooling style that claims to ensure a child’s educati...
This is the first installment of The Providence Public School Takeover, a BPR interview series on the state of Providence public schools and the lessons the state takeover can teach us. Emily Kalejs Qazilbash is a Professor of Practice in Education a...
This is the first installment of The Providence Public School Takeover, a BPR interview series on the state of Providence public schools and the lessons the state takeover can teach us. Emily Kalejs Qazilbash is a Professor of Practice in Education a...
For educators, bibliophiles, and parents alike, there are few things more devastating than hidden and empty bookshelves in elementary school classrooms. In Governor Ron DeSantis’s Florida, books intended to be devoured by young students, created as...
For educators, bibliophiles, and parents alike, there are few things more devastating than hidden and empty bookshelves in elementary school classrooms. In Governor Ron DeSantis’s Florida, books intended to be devoured by young students, created as...
The 2022 college admissions cycle highlights two contradicting realities in higher education. On one hand, top-tier universities showcased their lowest admissions rates in history and a more socioeconomically diverse set of applicants. But greater ec...
The 2022 college admissions cycle highlights two contradicting realities in higher education. On one hand, top-tier universities showcased their lowest admissions rates in history and a more socioeconomically diverse set of applicants. But greater ec...
Jayanti Owens is the Mary Tefft and John Hazen White, Sr. Assistant Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Her research focuses on the intersections of social stratification, education, race/ethnicity, organi...
Jayanti Owens is the Mary Tefft and John Hazen White, Sr. Assistant Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Her research focuses on the intersections of social stratification, education, race/ethnicity, organi...
The word “education” appears in the constitutions of 185 of the 193 recognized states in the world. Of the eight countries that do not designate education as a fundamental constitutional right, all but one are subject to the United Nations Conven...
The word “education” appears in the constitutions of 185 of the 193 recognized states in the world. Of the eight countries that do not designate education as a fundamental constitutional right, all but one are subject to the United Nations Conven...
Horace Mann, a champion of public schools and a Brown alumnus, dubbed education the “great equalizer of the conditions of men.” However, current punitive policies proliferating in today’s public schools are preventing the US education system fr...
Horace Mann, a champion of public schools and a Brown alumnus, dubbed education the “great equalizer of the conditions of men.” However, current punitive policies proliferating in today’s public schools are preventing the US education system fr...
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-...
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-...
When asked about powerful lobbying organizations, state lawmakers across the country often don’t point to the NRA; instead, they refer to the astonishingly influential Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). The organization, founded in 1983...
When asked about powerful lobbying organizations, state lawmakers across the country often don’t point to the NRA; instead, they refer to the astonishingly influential Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). The organization, founded in 1983...