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Elaine Thompson / AP America's Divides Aren't Just Partisan
The Republican coalition doesn’t reflect the growing diversity of the United States, while the Democratic coalition has failed to persuade many Americans to embrace its vision of the future.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Donald Trump Finds a Foil in Paul Ryan
As the Republican frontrunner feeds off divisiveness, the new House speaker pushes a message of optimism.
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Mary Schwalm / AP New Hampshire's Troubled Republican Establishment
With mainstream candidates splitting support, party leaders in the Granite State worry that Cruz and Trump will run away with the primary.
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Jae C. Hong / AP How a Misleading Story Is Changing Immigration Policy
Erroneous claims that one of the San Bernardino shooters made public social-media posts about jihad have produced legislation to overhaul the process of screening visas.
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Rebecca Cook / Reuters The Making of a 2016 Soundtrack
Presidential candidates pour in staffers and, at times, big-dollars to hit the right chord with voters.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Is It Time for a U.S. Department of Talent?
The country could be missing a major opportunity to connect education and labor.
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John Gress / Reuters The Online College That Credits Life Experience
Competency-based learning measures knowledge, not time.
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Pink Sherbet Photography / Flickr Why Boosting Poor Children’s Vocabulary Is Important for Public Health
One key difference between low-income and affluent babies: the number of words to which they’re exposed.
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Luca Bruno / AP No More Warrantless Cellphone Tracking for the Feds
The new Justice Department regulations will prevent its agents from monitoring phones without a warrant, but will not apply to state and local law enforcement.
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Michael Cory / Flickr The Economic Cost of Truancy
“Today’s students will be tomorrow’s workers.”
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters How States Rank on High-School Graduation Rates
Nationwide, the percentage of students getting their diplomas is at an all-time high. But while some states have made incredible strides, others have struggled to keep up.
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Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP More Kids, More Problems
Many of the states with the fastest-growing youth populations are also the ones that produce the weakest outcomes for kids.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters Jeb Bush’s Questionable Record on Education
Did his policies as governor help or hinder minority students?
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COD Newsroom / Flickr The Debate Over Free Community College
New programs in Oregon and Tennessee face praise and scrutiny about which students they actually benefit.
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U.S. Department of Education / Flickr How One Law Banning Ethnic Studies Led to Its Rise
Legislators in Arizona decided to prohibit a culturally relevant course, so teachers pushed back and started a nationwide movement.
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Stephane Mahe / Reuters What Happens When Struggling High-Schoolers Take College Classes
Encouraging teens to complete higher-ed credits gives them a better shot at getting a degree.
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Gary Cameron / Reuters The Democrats' Demographic Edge
Longterm trends may favor the party, but offer no guarantee of success in 2016.
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Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters The Racial Imbalances of Special Education
A new study says blacks and Latinos are underrepresented in special-ed classes, but lots of researchers say the exact opposite.
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Eileen McMenamin Common Ground on Climate Change
When billionaires Tom Steyer, a climate-change activist, and David Koch, a confirmed skeptic, met for the first time, they found a basis for conversation.
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Tami Chappell / Reuters What Really Happened to Atlanta's Students When Their Teachers Cheated
Eight educators have been sentenced to prison for the decade-long testing scandal. But was the tampering even necessary?
