Chicago’s (Still) Divided Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools perpetuate a “triple segregation” via its selective enrollment high schools.
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Shifting Collective Values
Thanks to the hard work of advocates, English learners across California now have the opportunity to retain and embrace their home language.
Fix for Borrowers with Loan Discharges Comes Up Short in Tax Reform
A provision in the House tax reform bill would make loan forgiveness for death or disability nontaxable. Why doesn’t Congress go further?
Where are All the Teachers of Color?
Financial Irresponsibility
This post, the first in a series about the financial responsibility rules for colleges, explores the history of those requirements.
A Blueprint for Optimism: Civil Society, Open Technology and Transnational Solidarity
An OTI fellow shares his experiences exploring technology issues in the public interest.
Chicago’s (Still) Divided Public Schools
A recent investment decision in Chicago sustains a pernicious problem—that some schools are “worth” improving, and others aren’t.…
Contextualizing Competition Policy in an Ever Changing World
What are other policies that may be leveraged in conjunction with or in lieu of competition policy?
How Cities Across the Globe Are Taking Innovation into Their Own Hands
As America turns inward, a recent CityLab conference reveals how cities are looking to take up the mantle of global creator and innovator.