Does Closing Underperforming Schools Help or Hurt Students?
Those on both sides of the debate believe they're championing civil rights. But there's no one-size-fits-all solution. More »
Sarah Carr is a contributing editor at The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education-news outlet based at Teachers College, Columbia University, and author of the book Hope Against Hope.
Those on both sides of the debate believe they're championing civil rights. But there's no one-size-fits-all solution. More »
The labyrinth surrounding scholarships and admissions doesn't account for the messy realities of poor families' lives. More »
In the 1960s and '70s, towns across the South created inexpensive private schools to keep white students from having to mix with black. Many remain open, the communities around them as divided as ever. More »
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