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The Simple Reform That Improved Black Students' Earnings

When states began to require more math courses, black high-school graduates began to see bigger paychecks.

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  1. Higher Education
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    The For-Profit Law School That Crumbled

    The Charlotte School of Law was placed on probation and denied federal financial-aid money. Where does the school go from here?

  2. Criminal Justice
    Jim Young / Reuters

    What's Causing Chicago’s Homicide Spike?

    President Trump is vowing to “send in the Feds,” but researchers aren’t convinced they understand the rise, or how to stop it.

  4. Higher Education
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    9 Questions With the Man Who Oversaw Higher Education Under Obama

    Ted Mitchell has some advice for Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Education Department.

  5. Criminal Justice
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    President Obama's Last Clemency Push

    A list of the new pardons and commutations from the White House includes Chelsea Manning.

  6. Criminal Justice
    Teresa Crawford / AP

    What the Investigation Into the Chicago Police Department Found

    The year-long inquiry uncovered “systemic” violations of Chicago residents’ civil rights.

  7. Criminal Justice
    Shannon Stapleton / Reuters

    Baltimore Police Agree to Stop Abusing Their Power

    Under a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, the troubled force will employ a variety of measures to protect constitutional rights and correct racial disparities.

  8. Higher Education
    Mead Gruver / AP

    Dozens of For-Profit Colleges Could Soon Close

    A new study offers a look at what happens when schools shutter.

  9. Higher Education
    Mary Altaffer / AP

    The Gaps in New York's Free-College Plan

    Critics worry that the students who need the most help might be among the least likely to receive it.

  11. Higher Education
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    How Teachers Learn to Discuss Racism

    Urban-education programs prepare them for imperative contemporary conversations with students.

  12. Criminal Justice
    Yuri Gripas / Reuters

    Can States Make People Pay Even When Their Convictions Are Overturned?

    The Supreme Court considers whether states that charge inmates with fees and restitution have to return that money if their convictions are set aside.

  13. Higher Education
    Carlos Barria / Reuters

    Taking Stock of Educational Progress Under Obama

    Secretary John King’s exit memo offers a first look at what the administration thinks it has—and hasn’t—achieved.

  14. Higher Education
    Mary Altaffer / AP

    The Free-College Dream Didn't End With Trump's Election

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to make the state’s public colleges and universities free for families earning less than $125,000.

  15. Higher Education
    Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

    5 Numbers That Explain Education in 2016

    From record-high graduation rates to the percentage of students who attend charters, here are some figures that help tell the story of U.S. schools over the last year.

  16. Higher Education
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    Ending Extracurricular Privilege

    One man’s mission to make college admissions sane (and fair) again

  17. Higher Education
    Eric Gay / AP

    School Discipline in a Post-Obama World

    It’s unclear whether the Trump administration will also see the issue as a matter of civil rights.

  18. Criminal Justice
    Stephen Lam / Reuters

    A Blueprint to End Mass Incarceration

    A Brennan Center report argues that releasing the “unnecessarily incarcerated” could reduce U.S. prison populations by almost 40 percent.

  19. Higher Education
    Mike Segar / Reuters

    Colleges Really Need to Rethink the Career Advice They Deliver

    A new report suggests most graduates don’t find the current offerings very helpful.

  20. Higher Education
    Fred Thornhill / Reuters

    Mentoring's Promise and Limits

    Research on the long-term effects of advisers is mixed, and some programs are now relying on video-game networks and other technology to forge stronger relationships.

  21. Early Childhood
    Ted. S. Warren / AP

    Why Doesn't Public School Start at Birth?

    The economist James Heckman argues in a new paper that early-childhood education should commence at the very beginning of life.

  22. Early Childhood
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    The American Obsession With Parenting

    Parents of all income and education levels are spending more time promoting their kids’ development—yet socioeconomic gaps in childrearing behavior are growing.