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February 9, 2024
Resolving to Learn Lessons from Record Pandemic Fraud
…unemployment benefit programs created by Congress—combined to produce staggering demand for benefits. Claims quickly soared to 33 million by June 2020—more than two and a half times the prior record set during…
February 9, 2024
The Upside of the College Enrollment Downswing
…same is true for just 1 percent of psychology programs. And this only accounts for students who actually graduate. Students who attend university for a period of time, often going…
February 7, 2024
Elite Colleges Need to Offer Less Affirmation. And Insist on More Work.
…studying for the second mid-term. Professor: How much time did you actually devote to this class? Don’t include the time you attended the class or the time you spent reading the…
February 7, 2024
The Past and Future of Education Reform
…as the role model for the right when it comes to education reform. Since the Reagan era, the right’s education reformers have repeatedly fallen victim to the siren songs of…
February 7, 2024
To Save Local Journalism, Update The Public Broadcasting Act
During his time as the U.S. ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferson wrote that if he faced a choice between “a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a…
February 6, 2024
NYCHA Corruption Means It’s Time To Privatize
…contract value — between $500 and $2,000 depending on the size of the contract — but some defendants demanded even higher amounts.” It’s time for more far-reaching change to address…
January 31, 2024
Perspective: The ‘social workplace’ and why it matters to Zoomers
…tends to grow over time, reaching 63% by late career. One explanation for these trends could be that younger workers may not have had the same amount of time to…
January 15, 2024
New York’s Voter Suppression
Some Americans never register to vote. Those of us who do usually register just once. But over the past two years I’ve registered three times. I might even do it…
January 12, 2024
Congress Shouldn’t Expand Welfare in Return for Corporate Tax Cuts
…Moving forward, Congress could automatically increase the maximum benefit with inflation each year to ensure its real value stays constant over time, though Congress should avoid jacking up the current…
January 12, 2024
Get Ready for AI-Driven Skill Democratization
…platter knowledge and skills that would otherwise take considerable time, effort, and money to acquire, potentially broadening and strengthening our human capital base and freeing up highly talented people to…