The impact of public education extends beyond teaching kids their ABCs and how to use a globe. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images
by Sidney Shapiro, Wake Forest...
President Jimmy Carter gets a round of applause in 1979 after signing legislation establishing a Department of Education. AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi
by Dustin Hornbeck, University...
Education has long been a divisive topic in American politics. Getty Images
by David M. Houston, George Mason University and Alyssa Barone, George Mason University
When...
The ranks of Black teachers have been decimated since public schools were ordered desegregated in 1954. LWA via Getty Images
by Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, University of...
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The devastating consequences of firearm mishandling and inadequate storage continue to haunt families across the United States.
In 2016, 14-year-old JaJuan...
Academic gains made over the past four decades have begun to erode.
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by Morgan Polikoff, University of Southern California
The...
School funding inequities persist along racial and economic lines.
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Derek W. Black, University of South Carolina and Axton...
