Democracy

Fifty years ago, the landmark Supreme Court decision Milliken v. Bradley made it exceedingly difficult to desegregate schools across district lines through the federal court system. Subsequent court rulings and recent backlash to racial…

More than 30 years ago, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity filed a landmark case against the state of New York, alleging that its school funding system violated the constitutional right…

According to the UDISE+ 2021–22 report, which collects data on school enrolment rates, approximately 54 percent of students in India are enrolled in government schools. On the other hand, private schools…

For the launch of The Commons, the Chronicle invited guest essayists to debate how to strengthen civic engagement, build community, and bolster democracy. The essays below are from donors supporting such efforts;…

State policymakers can play a key role in shifting education systems to be more learner-centered and future-focused. Here are six ways they can get started.

If you have no shelter and are arrested for sleeping outside, are you being punished for something you did – or for being homeless? On June 28, 2024, the U.S.…

Is public education the foundation of American democracy, as NEA President Becky Pringle tweeted earlier this spring? Well, no, not literally. The American experiment that started in 1776 long predated any sort…

Making the leap into youth-led advocacy campaigns is a powerful way to walk the talk.

Publishers of donor-advised fund data are including hundreds of thousands of workplace giving accounts in their averages. That skews the picture.

Being in business means having a social impact. To build a flourishing nation for all people, we need businesses to take a leadership role.

Our greatest barrier is the scarcity of money. Or so we have been told. Charitable giving had a record-breaking year in 2020 at $471.44 billion. Yet, in 2021, but for the notable…