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Anxiety over school admissions isn’t limited to college – parents of young children are also feeling pressure, some more acutely than others

Shifting policies such as school choice give parents more school options than they had a few decades before. iStock/Getty Images Plus by Bailey A. Brown, Spelman...

The military’s diversity rises out of recruitment targets, not any ‘woke’ goals

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders in Quantico, Va., on Sept. 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP by Jeremiah Favara, Gonzaga...

How school choice policies evolved from supporting Black students to subsidizing middle-class families

Originally developed as a tool to help Black children attend better schools, school voucher programs now serve a different purpose. Drazen via Getty Images by...

What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis?

Thousands of American families that can’t find affordable apartments are stuck living in extended-stay motels. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images Alex Schwartz,...

Overwhelm the public with muzzle-velocity headlines: A strategy rooted in racism and authoritarianism

The seemingly unending barrage of stressful news is a strategy with ties to the past. zimmytws/iStock via Getty Images by Angie Chuang, University of Colorado...

Kneecap is revitalizing Irish. These 5 artists are doing the same for Indigenous languages

Emily Wurramara/Instagram by Jill Vaughan, Monash University and Josef Noel Tye, Monash University Northern Irish hip hop trio Kneecap have been making waves, not just as...

Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the health care system

Behind hurried moments are care teams that are working within a health care system that is often stretched too thin. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty...

Allen Iverson’s 2001 Sixers embodied Philly’s brash, gritty soul − and changed basketball culture forever

In Philadelphia in 2001, there was only one AI everybody was talking about. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images by Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder It’s unusual for...

Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation

ICE’s surveillance gaze is likely to sweep across millions of people’s social media posts. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images by Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University When most...

What to know as hundreds of flights are grounded across the US – an air travel expert explains

Passengers walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 7, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images by Laurie A. Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology Major airports...

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