What is the real value of education? This may seem like a silly question with an obvious answer; however, the United States is in the middle of a crisis that calls these “obvious” answers into question. Americans have been burdened with $1.5 trillion in student debt and the educational system nor the workforce have delivered […]
Children from disadvantaged households and violent neighborhoods often do less well in school than peers from more economically comfortable backgrounds. Researchers have documented this repeatedly – in studies of individual children and through comparisons of schools, districts, states, and nations. Savage inequalities describe the striking differences between public schools serving students of color in urban […]
Over the years, there has been an increase in children and young adults suffering from mental health issues. With depression, anxiety, and even rates of suicide rising on a near constant basis, it makes sense that the country would sit up and take notice. While many states have not yet addressed the rising mental health […]