Advocacy and Policy

Public spending on family social safety net programs is key to boosting high school graduation rates, a new study shows.

Whether consciously or unconsciously, apps, internet service providers, and even schools could be selling or releasing data related to students’ — and teachers’ — locations, browsing habits, email content, and even…

Four ways local policymakers can identify and implement strategic, evidence-based policy solutions.

With many nations making efforts to transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, SciLine interviewed Erin Baker, a professor of industrial engineering and operations at UMass Amherst. Baker discussed…

My grandfather was the oldest of six children in a country torn apart by poverty and hunger. By the time he turned 13, he’d watched every one of his younger…

Protecting culturally significant public lands and expanding outdoor access should be a political priority.

Combining federal funding, urban development financing, and support from charitable foundations can help local governments sustain their placemaking efforts.

Conducting a root cause analysis and building internal knowledge of structural racism can help local governments work toward reducing historical harms.

Intimate partner violence against women is all too common and takes many forms.1 The most serious is homicide by an intimate partner.2 Guns can easily turn domestic violence into domestic…

For communities across the Global South, the impacts of climate change are not abstract projections but concrete realities that threaten their land and food security. The final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel…

A longtime critic of Atlanta’s BeltLine explains how the popular network of parks has increased inequality in the city and driven out lower-income residents.

Wouldn’t it be nice if all teachers had verifiably excellent instructional materials at their disposal and if every school and school district had a reliable guide as to which instructional…