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National Journal The Unintended Dark Side of Testing Kids
Roundup: Rep. George Miller, a force behind the No Child Left Behind legislation, says he never anticipated the landmark education law would ignite a testing obsession.
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National Journal When Fewer 4-Year-Olds Go to College ...
Roundup: As the nation moves toward minority-majority, colleges face fierce trade-offs when the nation produces fewer 18-year-olds with aspirations for a bachelor's degree.
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National Journal Hitting the Cognitive Wall by Third Grade?
Roundup: Only about a third of U.S. 9-year-olds score at or above the national average in math, reading, and science; the results for black, Hispanic, and low-income kids are even more discouraging.
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National Journal Dreamers Crowdsourcing to a Degree
Roundup: More undocumented aspiring collegians are turning to the sites where benefactors will help them pay their fees in return for reimbursement after graduation.
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National Journal Mexican Studies in Lone Star Classrooms?
Roundup: Not letting Texas high school students study Mexican-American history and literature is racist, say activists pushing for inclusive curricula.
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National Journal 'Continue Your Education After High School'
Roundup: In kicking off an Obama administration initiative, the first lady implores D.C. sophomores to reach for college after high school.
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National Journal The Odds vs. Realities of the American Dream
Hispanics are the most ardent believers despite the many challenges they face in overcoming gaps in income and education, a poll shows.
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National Journal Ethnicity, Race Color Odds for a College Degree
Roundup: Ditch the idea that pre-kindergarten through grade 12 is enough schooling to ensure access to the middle class. Think about it as pre-K through 16, a civil-rights project says.
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National Journal Gentrification Threatening U.S. Chinatowns
Roundup: Analysis of decline in New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia shows need for more low-income and senior housing, and small-business subsidies.
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National Journal Portions, Sugar, and America's Sizable Problem
Roundup: Blacks have the highest obesity rate, at almost 48 percent, followed by Hispanics and whites; Asians are lowest at about 11 percent.
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National Journal Is Your Fast-Food Diet Supersizing Welfare Rolls?
Roundup: Many workers need an add-on to their minimum-wage jobs, to the tune of $7 billion.
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National Journal How Immigrants Forestall Death of More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Counties
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National Journal New Pope Reflects Spanish-Speaking Catholics' Importance to the Church
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National Journal Examine the Papabili by Race and Odds Are the Next Pontiff Is White
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National Journal Might Texas Turn Blue? A Q&A With San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro
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Ways San Antonio Is Adapting to the New U.S. Economy
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National Journal What's in a Surname? A Lot of Demographic Change
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National Journal Diversity and the U.S. Billionaires on Forbes's List
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National Journal Daily Costs of Detaining Immigrants Led to Releases
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National Journal Start-Up Visas Could Create Huge Number of Jobs in 10 Years, Report Says
