Data Show Segregation by Income (Not Race) is What’s Getting Worse in Schools

by Jill Barshay May 9, 2016January 9, 2022

The intersection of poverty and race is producing larger and more alarming achievement gaps

If #EWA16 Is Any Indication, EdJournalism May Soon Reach Peak Integration Coverage

by Alexander Russo May 5, 2016January 9, 2022

Mob scene around @nhannahjones and @RickKahlenberg after #ewa16 desegregation panel. pic.twitter.com/yFY8UpEsxR — alexanderrusso (@alexanderrusso) May 3, 2016 That’s a slew of education reporters clustered around the NYT’s Nikole Hannah-Jones at the recent EWA conference in Boston. Hannah-Jones was on three hour-long panels that morning, and involved in numerous other panels during the three-day event. At […]

Education, The Grade

New EdBeat Survey Reveals Diversity & Independence Challenges – But No Shortage Of Enthusiasm

by Alexander Russo May 3, 2016January 9, 2022

So the Education Writers Association (of which I am a member) is currently holding its 69th annual summit (in Boston, we’re all here tweeting #EWA16), and also put out a new report about the state of education journalism. Some of the report findings have generated a bit of discussion around issues of diversity, gender differences […]

Higher Education

Despite Some Gaps, College Attainment Rates Are Rising

by washmonthly April 11, 2016January 9, 2022

Americans are better-educated than ever. A new report by the Lumina Foundation finds that 45.3% of Americans held a post-secondary credential in 2014, compared to 37.9% in 2008. This includes 40.4% of working-age Americans (ages 25 to 64) holding two-year and four-year college degrees, as well as a growing share of Americans (4.9%) holding high-quality […]

Government, Republic 3.0

How to Expand the EITC for Single Workers – Affordably

by Michael Purzycki April 11, 2016January 9, 2022

Limit a deduction that benefits mostly the rich and pay a bonus to low-income workers.

Economy

Why It’s Too Soon to Declare Victory on Broadband Access

by Susan Walters April 7, 2016January 9, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission’s lauded expansion of its “Lifeline” program for low-income broadband access could end up being less than promised.

Economy