Public Education

What’s Left, And What’s Next, for Racial Diversity in College Admissions

What’s Left, And What’s Next, for Racial Diversity in College Admissions

The Supreme Court has severely limited more than 45 years of precedent holding it constitutional for colleges and universities to consider race in admissions.

Can School Finance Reform Support Reparations?

Can School Finance Reform Support Reparations?

Scholars advocate reforming and regulating school funding schemes to grant reparations to Black Americans.

Has the “Every Student Succeeds Act” Left Children Behind?

Has the “Every Student Succeeds Act” Left Children Behind?

Scholars reflect on whether ESSA’s regulatory structure promotes or inhibits educational equity.

Regulatory Responses to Teacher Shortages

Regulatory Responses to Teacher Shortages

Experts examine and propose policy changes to address U.S. teacher attrition.

Regulating Charter School Quality

Regulating Charter School Quality

Scholars analyze variations in the regulation of charter school quality across states.

Ending “Pass the Harasser” in Higher Education

Ending “Pass the Harasser” in Higher Education

Scholars call for rules to require screening of faculty hires for previous sexual misconduct.

Californians Debate Controversial Ethnic Studies Curriculum

Californians Debate Controversial Ethnic Studies Curriculum

A state-level debate over model lesson plans echoes a national battle over teaching racial justice.

The Business of Education

The Business of Education

Scholar asserts that education reforms, which have often tracked private sector regulatory schemes, have failed to achieve equal educational opportunity.