The Outsized Role of Parent Contributions in Elementary School Finance
A new report from the Center for American Progress explains how private PTA donations further exacerbate inequity.
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How Erdogan Is Cleaving Turkey in Two
Erdogan has finally achieved his goal to rewrite the constitution—a move that’s dividing Turkey in two.
Many For-Profit Colleges are Not What They Seem
Out of context, many for-profit colleges appear to offer higher economic mobility rates than the average community college.
Redrawing the Battle Lines in the ISP Privacy Debate
We can’t give up just because Congress voted to overturn rules to protect consumers’ data
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Who Run the Network? Men.
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Rewriting the Story of Fukushima, Six Years Later
Fukushima is no longer a story of disaster. Now, six years after the nuclear meltdown, it is about the slow process of building back trust.