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Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century

No Quick Fix for Disproportionate School Discipline of Black Students

In the wake of a batch of federal data released earlier this year showing minority children are disproportionately disciplined in schools, experts...

Do Schools Challenge our Students?

Tweens the ‘Sweet Spot’ for Phone Sales

Disney may have been too far ahead of trends when it launched its short-lived mobile phone service in 2006. These days, the...

House Committee Approves Stronger Penalties for Sex Offenses Against Minors

WASHINGTON – Despite pointed criticism from some lawmakers, the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a bipartisan bill that pushes for harsher penalties for...

Grim: Job Outlook for Young African-Americans

CHICAGO – Don’t tell D’Andray Jackson hope is lost; he’ll have none of it. His arms tucked inside a sweatshirt on a...

Maryland touts its early adoption of health care reforms

Maryland is on track to establish a state-run marketplace allowing individuals and small businesses to compare rates and benefits for private health...

Grim: Job Outlook for Young African-Americans

CHICAGO – Don’t tell D’Andray Jackson hope is lost; he’ll have none of it. His arms tucked inside a sweatshirt on a...

The Legacy of Jim Crow

FARMVILLE, Va. — Parents here are literally begging the Prince Edward County supervisors to increase property taxes next year to make up a...

The Legacy of Jim Crow

FARMVILLE, Va. – Parents here are literally begging the Prince Edward County supervisors to increase property taxes next year to make up...

Stray Bullets Injured Hundreds in One Year, Study Finds

More than 300 people in the United States were struck by stray bullets between March 2008 and February 2009, often from shootings...

No Real ‘Alternative’

Over the past two years, Patrick Welch has grown accustomed to prison life. The metro Atlanta native must wear a uniform every...

No Real ‘Alternative’

Over the past two years, Patrick Welch has grown accustomed to prison life. The metro Atlanta native must wear a uniform every...

The Racial Gap in Learning, Discipline

When is a three-day suspension simply three days out of school, and when is it the first step into the school-to-prison pipeline?...

The Unfair Criminalization of Gay and Transgender Youth

Mindful of the Consequences: How Improving the Mental Health of D.C. Youth Benefits the District

The New Jim Crow

There are now two different versions of African-American history. The first is the inspiring story of slaves who were given their freedom...

The New Jim Crow

There are now two different versions of African-American history. The first is the inspiring story of slaves who were given their freedom...

The Racial Gap in Learning, Discipline

When is a three-day suspension simply three days out of school, and when is it the first step into the school-to-prison pipeline?...

Supporters and Critics Respond to Tennessee’s “Abstinence-Only” Legislation

Last month, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed one of the nation’s strictest pro-abstinence sex-education laws, drawing criticism from many organizations for a...