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March 28, 2024

Finally, a Chance to Start Getting Higher Ed Right

…higher education, even for voters and policymakers who have neither the time nor the inclination to track the vagaries of campus goings-on. Major figures—including many donors—are staking out positions critical…

March 27, 2024

Narcan Babies

…are reaching all-time highs. A report from Minnesota found that, of all 88 child maltreatment fatalities from 2014–2022, only three children died from exposure to drugs, one of which was…

March 26, 2024

Reading Scores Have Plunged Since the Pandemic. What This Senator Wants to Do About That

…a Lost Generation: Facing a Critical Moment for Students’ Literacy.” As schools struggle to address learning loss, and at a time when “the nation’s report card” finds that just 33 percent of…

March 21, 2024

It’s Not Just Minority Neighborhoods—NYC’s Entire Property-Tax System Needs Reform

…showing a majority of residents are ready to bolt the Big Apple over quality-of-life concerns, it’s the worst moment to raise taxes. It’s time to lower taxes for the over-assessed…

March 21, 2024

Why Foster Kids Aren’t Getting the Mental Health Care They need

…have been documented many times. But what is it specifically that leads to mental health problems when that situation is not available? When parents split up, the stress and anxiety…

March 19, 2024

Conservatives Distrust Higher Ed—But Still Need Degrees

…confidence in higher ed dropped a whopping 37 percentage points, nearly double the national average, and four times the dropoff for Democrats. Many on the right now hold as self-evident…

March 14, 2024

The “No Excuses” Model Is Due for a Renaissance

…increasingly popular,” notes Times reporter Emma Bubola, sounding vaguely surprised. On the one hand, the Times piece is an unexpectedly respectful take. It notes that these schools are “borrowing from the techniques of American charter…

March 14, 2024

The Chipping Away at Safe Haven Laws

…of time, the results can be disastrous. And when states give preference to relatives — overlooking safety concerns just because a child shares DNA with them — things can turn…

March 12, 2024

Family Dinners Offer a Silver Lining in a Bleak Social Capital Landscape

…records time diary entries for a representative group of Americans, offering researchers a definitive portrait of how, with whom, and where individuals spend their time. It also reduces recall bias,…

March 11, 2024

Taking On the College Cartel

…too much idle time and too little focus. PSC is an example of the type of forward-thinking activity that could allow for the emergence of new accreditors, and thereby new…