This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State preemption laws have increased over the past decade, limiting local policymaking authority in issues ranging from housing to labor, environment, and health. The COVID-19 pandemic led to more of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The chief justice’s comments come as recent international test results show teens in the U.S. — and across the world — are not showing proficiency on tasks asking them to recognize the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Restroom access has played a central role in many significant civil rights movements. Scholars point to the use of fears of the mixing of different bodies in public as a…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Key considerations for developing civic education that can effectively serve the needs of diverse societies. • What role can you play in supporting the development and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I was a charter school leader, I constantly heard reformers justify district takeovers, teacher firings, ineffective voucher programs, and abusive “no excuse” discipline policies by saying, “It’s all about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dozens of children have been killed and hundreds arbitrarily detained in Myanmar since a coup more than five months ago, UN rights experts said, as the political turmoil in the country…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the national conversation about racial disparities continues, it’s important to ensure that we are including solutions to address the racial wealth gap. In 2016, the median white family had ten…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By the end of 2016, Nicholas Bailey had no teeth. A Michigan prison dentist had removed all of them because they were decaying. “I’m in pain,” he wrote in a series…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Djeneba Sy has a way of standing out from the crowd, even one as hectic as this. The senior at Democracy Prep Harlem High School stood smiling behind a desk…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For over forty years, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) has worked to produce equal outcomes for children, families and communities. The organization’s commitment to equity, especially…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last 20 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has failed to enforce a law that would have made U.S. cities and towns more resilient to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Chester E. Finn, Jr. of the Fordham Institute recently published a critique of the 2018 Brown Center Report on American Education. This post briefly responds to his primary critique. Finn laments that the…