How changing demography is changing a nation

Higher Education

Crossing the Border for School

Some children commute from Mexico to the U.S. on a daily basis, a process that Donald Trump’s candidacy complicates.

Topics

Latest

  1. Higher Education
    Patrick Semansky / AP

    The Burden of Being a Black Teacher

    Many African American educators say they don’t feel respected or empowered at their schools.

  2. Workforce
    Stefanie Loos

    Companies in Gay-Friendly States Are More Innovative

    Firms in places with more tolerant laws, new research indicates, attract more talented workers and file more patents.

  4. Early Childhood
    Mark Makela / Reuters

    The Ignored Science That Could Help Close the Achievement Gap

    There’s a body of research on cognitive reading processes, so why isn’t it being utilized?

  5. Workforce
    Shannon Stapleton / Reuters

    No Dreadlocks Allowed

    An outdated, hazy understanding of race led a federal court to approve of workplace bans on the hairstyle.

  6. Higher Education
    Edgar Su / Reuters

    The Colleges Are Watching

    With access to predictive analytics and more data than ever before, how can universities avoid invading students’ privacy while promoting academic success?

  7. Workforce
    Jessica Hill / AP

    One Way to Ensure Equal Pay for Men and Women

    The private sector doesn’t compensate women fairly. Can it learn anything from the federal hiring process?

  8. Criminal Justice

    Disenfranchised in Florida

    Sixty-year-old Roderick Kemp is one of 1.7 million across the state who can’t vote due to felony convictions.

  9. Higher Education
    Nick Ut / AP

    The Problem With How Higher Education Treats Diversity

    What is lost when disadvantaged students are forced to commodify their backgrounds for the sake of college admissions?

  11. Higher Education
    Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

    Jill Biden's Push to Make Community College Free

    The second lady has made expanding access to higher education a priority in recent years.

  12. Early Childhood
    Ronen Zvulun / Reuters

    Light Research Hasn't Slowed Pre-K Expansion

    In a rush to adopt popular early-education programs, policymakers have not always evaluated what actually works for children.

  13. Criminal Justice
    Courtesy of Chicago Torture Archive

    A Digital Archive Documents Two Decades of Torture by Chicago Police

    Amid continued accusations of police misconduct, the force must contend with a digital rehashing of a sordid chapter in its history.

  14. Criminal Justice

    How Tech Education Can Change an Inmate’s Life

    Classes should be offered so that the formerly incarcerated don’t re-enter society behind everyone else.

  15. Communities
    Jim Mone / AP

    A Region That Sees Racism as a Threat to Its Economy

    Minnesota’s Twin Cities, one of the most prosperous areas in the nation, is reckoning with its inequities.

  16. Workforce
    Maxim Zmeyev / Reuters

    Living in an Extreme Meritocracy Is Exhausting

    A society that glorifies metrics leaves little room for human imperfections.

  17. Higher Education
    Courtesy of Unite Here Local 26

    The End of a Labor Strike at the World’s Wealthiest University

    The university has the largest endowment in the United States, but workers said they couldn’t pay basic living expenses.

  18. Workforce
    Ruben Sprich / Reuters

    When Women Have Power, They Can Do Something About Sexual Harassment

    The best way to excise it from corporate culture is to promote women to the highest levels of authority.

  19. Higher Education
    Andrew Burton / Reuters

    The Racial Disparity of the Student-Loan Crisis

    The answer seems to be tied in large part to the types of graduate schools people attend.

  20. Higher Education
    Patrick Semansky / AP

    When For-Profit Colleges Prey on Unsuspecting Students

    Without access to counseling in high school, many ambitious yet disadvantaged students still end up in schools where they’re most likely to drop out and accrue lots of debt.

  21. Communities
    Jim Mone / AP

    America’s Real Refugee Problem

    Minneapolis’ large Somali community made it through a grueling screening process in order to enter the country. Now, earning a living in the U.S. is proving difficult for younger generations.

  22. Workforce
    Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

    The Work Before the Big Break

    Annie Truex, an actress in Los Angeles, talks about the obstacles women face in the audition process and how to stay motivated after constant rejections.