Democracy

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Colette Peters has so many challenges facing the agency she leads that even glimmers of good news are touted as major successes. The BOP…

The California Legislature has greenlit SB 254, a bill put forward by Sen. Nancy Skinner, aimed at reopening news media access in prisons. The legislation, including access for state lawmakers…

He spends hours on the phone with officers from across the U.S. and Canada who need help navigating the perils of reporting their coworkers’ misconduct. It’s been his primary role…

Angela Williams’ life was forever altered on Christmas Eve 2017 when she learned that Troy, Alabama, cops had severely beaten her 17-year-old son, Ulysses Wilkerson. Law enforcement officials said cops…

When a 2016 California law made it possible for Lance Gonzalez to shorten his lengthy prison sentence by completing more rehabilitation programs and education, he hit the ground running. Gonzalez “poured…

Rhea Maniar has been “hooked” on politics since she was 9, when, donning a shirt that said “Future President,” she attended a 2016 Hillary Clinton rally with her parents. Now,…

The end of the 2023-24 academic year came to a dramatic close for the scores of colleges challenged by widespread anti-war student protests over the Israel-Hamas war. But one institution,…

The first conspiracy theories started ricocheting around the internet within minutes of the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. With the backdrop of a heated political campaign, extreme political…

No requests from states to extend spending deadlines for COVID-19 federal emergency funds for K-12 schools have been denied so far, according to the U.S. Department of Education, which has…

When Tim Walz was announced as Kamala Harris’ running mate earlier this month, his ascendancy helped to elevate the idea of educators serving in public office. Walz, who served several terms in…

August 21 marks 50 years since the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) was passed into law. Back then, student privacy looked a lot different than it does today:…

Conservatives are pushing “school choice” as a key issue this election, with several state legislatures developing school voucher programs to divert taxpayer money intended for public K-12 schools to instead subsidize private…