Mimi Kirk is a contributing writer to CityLab covering education, youth, and aging. Her writing has also appeared in the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, and Smithsonian.
For generations, oil refineries brought jobs—and pollution—to the residents of Wilmington. Can a new generation of youthful activists make it a healthier place to grow up?
As the Trump administration and NRA continue to push the idea of arming teachers, what are the actual statistics around putting more guns in schools?
A new study assesses the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in America by state, race or ethnicity, and income level.
A conversation with Integrated Schools founder Courtney Everts Mykytyn about why parents trump policy when it comes to putting integration into practice.
Poorly built schools have detrimental effects on the students who attend them, but no easy solution is in sight.
The stigma attached to "insane asylums" can be hard to shake, but destroying the structures can mean erasing important parts of our history.
WeWork is launching a new private elementary school, called WeGrow, that will teach students how to start their own for-profit businesses.
New research shows that those who suffered significant trauma at a young age are unable to correctly consider risk as adults.
With a new school year underway in Charlottesville, here's how teachers are addressing the recent violence.
A new report assesses how Tokyo's infrastructure affects residents' emotional well-being, offering lessons for other cities.