Why Performance-Based Funding Fails to Improve College Graduation Rates – and How States Can Do Better
The number of students who enroll in college and take on debt without receiving a college degree is striking. Of...
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Why America Needs More African American Teachers – and How to Recruit and Retain Them
Calls to increase the number of teachers of color, specifically African American teachers, have intensified over the past decade. Educators...
Why Growing Urban Inequality is as Much About White Affluence as Minority Poverty
American cities have long been unequal places – with big class and racial gaps that often overlap. Residents of particular...
Police Training Needs Urgent Reforms, New Report from American University Reveals
The instructional models that are used to train police officers across the U.S. at the academy, in-service, mid-rank, and leadership...
How Inequality and Politics Influence Government Responses to Natural Disasters
By Fernando Tormos, Gustavo García-López, and Mary Angelica Painter After a hurricane strikes, governments and electric utility companies go to...
How Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Schools Prepares Young People to Thrive in a Multiracial Society
Debates about the value and meaning of public education are not just about report cards and standardized test scores. The...
The Process of Seeking a Judicial Bypass for Abortion May Harm Adolescents
By Kate Coleman-Minahan & Amanda Stevenson Seventeen-year-old Jane played soccer and dreamed of going to Texas A&M. When she saw...
Older African Americans More Physically Active in ‘Green’ Neighborhoods
Adults 50 and older are significantly less active than those younger than 50. Many fall short of the recommended 150...
Among Physicians, Men Make More Than Women: How Do We Change That?
It’s striking and familiar. A new report finds women physicians across all races and ethnicities earn less than their male counterparts....
Why Independent Redistricting Commissions Should Draw Electoral District Maps
The drawing and redrawing of electoral districts – which happens every ten years after the Census – is a hotly...
The Abortion Barriers and Needs of Black Women
By Daniela Mansbach & Alisa Von Hagel Anti-abortion organizations aim to make abortion illegal for all women – or, barring...
U.S. Gun Violence Increased 30% During COVID-19 Pandemic
Gun violence increased by more than 30% in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by Penn...
The “Money in Politics” Debate and Effective Ways to Improve Local Democracy in America
Ideally, local governments as the smallest jurisdictions in the American political system allow citizens to engage in a direct and...
The Jon Gruden Case and Why the NFL Still Isn’t Serious About Social Justice
On October 11th, the National Football League (NFL) community was shocked when news surfaced that Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach...
Why Understanding Black Women’s Beliefs About Motherhood Can Help Improve Reproductive Health Care
Chanel, now a middle-class mother of one, is just one of many women who have used abortion to end a...
How Focusing on Teen Pregnancy as a Personal Moral Failing Deepens Social Inequality
In the 1980s and 1990s, concerns about teen pregnancy voiced by policymakers and pundits helped garner support for welfare reform...
New Center to Combat Global Human Trafficking
Each year, an estimated 800,000 people are trafficked globally, though the true number may be higher. In a quest to...
The Case for Ending the Anonymity of Egg & Sperm Donations in the United States
Egg and sperm donations in the United States have long proceeded under the cloak of secrecy. Twenty-five years ago, when...
Partnering with Clergy to Prevent Domestic Violence
Domestic violence remains a serious and widespread problem in the U.S., particularly for women from racial or ethnic minorities, who...
Challenging Assumptions About the Use of Contraception by U.S. Muslim Women
By Henna Budhwani and Kristine Ria Hearld Contraception is complicated. Reproductive health scholars can comfortably weigh the protective benefits of...
