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School Discipline in a Post-Obama World

It’s unclear whether the Trump administration will also see the issue as a matter of civil rights.

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    5 Numbers That Explain Education in 2016

    From record-high graduation rates to the percentage of students who attend charters, here are some figures that help tell the story of U.S. schools over the last year.

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    Ending Extracurricular Privilege

    One man’s mission to make college admissions sane (and fair) again

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    Colleges Really Need to Rethink the Career Advice They Deliver

    A new report suggests most graduates don’t find the current offerings very helpful.

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    Mentoring's Promise and Limits

    Research on the long-term effects of advisers is mixed, and some programs are now relying on video-game networks and other technology to forge stronger relationships.

  6. Early Childhood
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    Why Doesn't Public School Start at Birth?

    The economist James Heckman argues in a new paper that early-childhood education should commence at the very beginning of life.

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    The American Obsession With Parenting

    Parents of all income and education levels are spending more time promoting their kids’ development—yet socioeconomic gaps in childrearing behavior are growing.  

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    How to Predict a Baby's First Word

    A new study suggests what a toddler sees plays a major role.

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    Where Students Get Two Years of College in High School for Free

    A small private school in western Massachusetts has launched a network of tuition-free early colleges across the country.

  11. Criminal Justice

    Only Ever Knowing Your Brother Behind Bars

    A reader in Chicago details her first memory of her older brother—“behind the Plexiglas”: Across from him…

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    ‘Our Father Didn't Show Up to Court for the Child He Ruined’

    The latest story in our reader series comes from a young woman, Ngeri, who is “still personally working through my…

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    The Link Between Race and Solitary Confinement

    Men of color are overrepresented in isolation, while whites are typically underrepresented.

  14. Early Childhood
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    The Playground Where Babies Learn to Talk

    A campaign to encourage brain development is using parks to deliver its message to children and their caregivers.

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    What Is the Future of the Office for Civil Rights?

    Experts with varying opinions weigh in on what the arm of the Department of Education could look like under Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos.

  16. Criminal Justice
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    More Prisons Are Phasing Out the 'Box’

    A new study offers data on the continued use of solitary confinement, and a corrections leader weighs in on the practice’s future.

  17. Communities
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    Not All Immigrant Labor Is Cheap Labor

    There are problems with the narrative that visas are letting foreigners take Americans’ jobs at lower wages.

  18. Criminal Justice

    The Shame of a Privileged Family Dealing With Prison

    This reader was hesitant to share her story and wasn’t sure if we even wanted to hear it: …

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    Declaring Addiction a Health Crisis Could Change Criminal Justice

    The surgeon general’s new approach on substance abuse has policy implications for law enforcement.

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    The Trauma of Visiting a Sibling in Prison

    Our latest story comes from a reader whose brother is locked up for murder and attempted murder: …

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    What Is Faculty Diversity Worth to a University?

    The “invisible labor” done by professors of color is not usually rewarded with tenure and promotion. But it is more important now than ever.

  22. Criminal Justice
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    President Obama Hits Another Commutation Milestone

    With 79 new grants, he’s set a modern-era record for presidents.