Tag: Public education
Why America still needs public schools
Sidney Shapiro, Wake Forest University and Joseph P. Tomain, University of Cincinnati
While the White House’s fight with elite...
Young families are leaving many large US cities − here’s why...
Biswa Das, Iowa State University
Young families with children are a shrinking part of the U.S. population in many...
Back in the 1960s, the push for parental rights over school...
Jerald Podair, Lawrence University
A key issue underlying the 2023 Virginia election first drew statewide – and national –...
Public schools and faith-based chaplains: Texas’ new combination is testing the...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
In 1996, a school board in eastern Texas created a program called Clergy...
State funds for students at religious schools? Supreme Court says ‘yes’...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
For nearly three-quarters of a century, one issue in education has come up...
Lead-based paint found in half of all inspected schools
Marilynne R Wood, University of Toledo
With all the emphasis that has been placed on making sure children are safe from the hazards of lead-based...
Federal role in education has a long history
Dustin Hornbeck, Miami University
President Donald Trump has directed the United States Department of Education to evaluate whether the federal government has “overstepped...
EXPLORING NATURE
Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack...
Almut Winterstein, University of Florida and Sonja Rasmussen, Johns Hopkins University
A panel convened in July 2025 by the...
