Why Are American Schools Still Segregated?
A new study offers two answers: White people are making up a smaller percentage of the population than they used to, and different races are living in different school districts. More »
Eleanor Barkhorn is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic, where she oversees the Education Channel. More
She previously edited the Sexes and Entertainment channels. Before coming to The Atlantic, she was a reporter at the Delta Democrat Times in Greenville, Mississippi. She graduated from Princeton University, where she majored in American literature and wrote her senior thesis about Oprah's Book Club. For her first two years out of college, she taught high school English with the Teach For America program.
A new study offers two answers: White people are making up a smaller percentage of the population than they used to, and different races are living in different school districts. More »
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Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson's film is OK as dumb comedy, but its attempt to tap the zeitgeist fails for relying on unemployed heroes who have zero real obligations. More »
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