How an After-School Program Fought Crime
A police force and an after-school program in Costa Mesa, California, worked together to make a neighborhood safer and send kids to college. What can we learn from their success?
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The Existential Crisis of the American University
Higher education in the United States rules the world. What's wrong with it?
Don’t Give My Kid an Award in School
My son is right: His “Leader of the Month” award is stupid. Instead, I want to give him a lesson in what it means to have privilege—and what it means for those who don’t.
Is This the Tiger Mom’s Vindication?
A new report highlights Asian Americans' economic success. What does this tell us about the "tiger mom" style of parenting?
All Snowflakes Look the Same
After I moved to Wisconsin to pursue an education, other people’s racial perceptions began to pursue me.
Why Isn’t Sex Education a Part of Common Core?
Maybe it's not politically feasible, but most kids will need sexual knowledge more than Shakespearean verse to be functioning adults. Here's a sample curriculum.
University as Real Estate Developer
Property value displaces tuition as a revenue stream for higher education.
Are Adjunct Professors the New Fast-Food Workers?
For many universities and colleges, both public and private, it’s their most embarrassing secret—paying educated professionals minimum wage salaries with no benefits.
Inside the Wild World of Charter School Regulation
Charter school “authorizers” are charged with making sure schools can be trusted with kids and with public money. The problem is, many lack the tools to do the job.