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October 27, 2023
What Happened to the American Dream?
…of disappointment — “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream,” a new book by my Times colleague and former podcast sparring partner David Leonhardt. It’s a…
October 24, 2023
Roanoke Atones for Urban Renewal—Artistically
…life was changed by them. David Ramey: Gainsboro Road and Beyond, shared between the Taubman Museum of Art and the Harrison Museum of African American Culture, both in Roanoke, exhibits…
October 23, 2023
Teach Your Children Well
A few years ago, David Brooks wrote a column in which he took a friend without a high school degree to a sandwich shop. “Suddenly,” he recounted, “I saw her…
October 20, 2023
Value Needs to be the Next Buzzword in Higher Education
…Opportunity; and David Troutman, Deputy Commission of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for a discussion on how value can be measured theoretically. We concluded that fuller access to data…
October 17, 2023
Measuring Value in Higher Education
…Opportunity David Troutman, Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Sarah Turner, University Professor of Economics, Education, and Public Policy, University of Virginia Moderator: Beth…
October 2, 2023
Growing Up in Intact Families Matters More Than Ever
…the author of the forthcoming book Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization. David Bass is communications director for the Institute for Family Studies….
September 22, 2023
Repairing the Damage Columbia’s Teachers College Did to American Kids Will Take Years
…to go on serving her loyal followers, who continue to insist — all evidence be damned — her methods work. Mayor Eric Adams and his chancellor, David Banks, deserve a…
September 17, 2023
Tracking ‘two-parent privilege’ in Utah
…Studies and a visiting scholar at the Sutherland Institute. David Bass is the director of communications for the Institute for Family Studies. Derek Monson is chief growth officer at Sutherland…
September 13, 2023
American Dreamers
…offered concrete policy solutions. We were also joined by Professor David Staley from The Ohio State University, who discussed how institutions of higher education can serve as hubs of economic development while fulfilling their…
August 28, 2023
Here’s a Kind of Job-Training Program That Works
JOB-TRAINING AND WORKFORCE-DEVELOPMENT programs have long been plagued by weak wage and job-persistence outcomes. Since the United States spends markedly less on these types of programs than do other developed nations, it’s…