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Why Domestic Terror Must Be Criminalized

On August 12, 2017, James Alex Fields Jr. drove his Dodge Charger into a crowd of peaceful counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. One woman was...

How Insulin Became Unaffordable

Just before Alec Raeshawn Smith turned 24, he thought he had come down with the flu. When he went to the doctor a few...

Why Congress Can’t Help Caltrain

Silicon Valley has long been heralded as the world’s center of innovation. Yet every day, when some of the country’s smartest engineers commute to...

Unity in Diversity: The Nascent Political Identity of Indian-Americans

  Karthik Chandramouli has always been an active citizen. Growing up in Kentucky as the only son of two Indian immigrant professionals, Chandramouli recalls his...

Pension Reform: The Fiscal Crisis No One Wants to Talk About

America is facing a fiscal crisis and no one is talking about it. Pension reform has snuck under the public’s radar, even though it...

HPR Chat: Eva Moskowitz and Success Academy

This article was co-authored by Akshaya Annapragada, Chad Borgman, Katherine Ho, Quinn Mulholland, and Akash Wasil. In the POLITICO feature “Paul Ryan’s Favorite Charter School,”...

Science, Sensationalized: How the Press Undermines Research Funding

In mid-March, the Trump administration released its proposed budget for 2018. It included deep cuts to federal scientific agencies such as the National Institutes...

Quality over Quantity: The New Challenge Facing Computer Science Education

“In the new economy, computer science isn’t an optional skill – it’s a basic skill, right along with the three “Rs.” President Obama made...

Fighting to Fail: Low Performance on Advanced Placement Exams

Every so often, stories of promising young students who exhibit extraordinary academic talent sweep the Internet; when a Naperville North student became the first...

When the Best isn’t Good Enough: The Racial Representation Gap in Education

Unfortunately, even in education systems considered to be high performing, there is no guarantee of access to high-level schooling for everyone. According to the...