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Education

Where Are the Men? The College Enrollment Crisis

Hallie BlackOctober 20, 2025October 19, 2025

Registering for the wrong class permanently changed the educational outlook of Joseph Nelson, PhD. Today, he works to ensure that all young men have equal access to education’s transformative effects. 

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Cell Phone Restrictions in California Schools: Leading Voices & The Student Experience

Julia ClausonOctober 20, 2025October 19, 2025

When Paige Saumure, a senior at Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, CA, walks into class, the first thing she does is drop her phone into a pouch that hangs on the wall.

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Sound It Out: How Phonics Won America’s Reading Wars

Aubrie WilliamsApril 25, 2025April 20, 2025

Adrienne Gear’s early days as a teacher brought an unforeseen challenge: despite her dedication, she was failing in her most critical responsibility—teaching her young students to read.

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Schooling and Status

Caleb DunsonJuly 28, 2021July 28, 2021

Our education system has, in effect, reinforced America’s existing aristocracy.

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Critical Language

Ella FangerNovember 21, 2019November 21, 2019

Students and faculty speak against government involvement in Arabic education

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Lily Moore-EissenbergFebruary 10, 2017February 13, 2018

A small public school confronts hate this election season.

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Multiple Choice: The Future of Education Policy Under Trump

Albin QuanFebruary 10, 2017February 7, 2017

Will Betsy DeVos expand the Federal Charter School program?

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Breaking from A Locked-In Practice: Shrinking Confinement in Connecticut’s Prisons

Arka GuptaNovember 17, 2016November 17, 2016

A Yale alumnus speaks about his time in prison.

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