By Naomi Reed The Conversation Perusing a passage on the Civil War in a high school student’s history textbook in Texas might leave you wondering if black Americans were ever enslaved and if there really is any truth…
By Sarah Barr JJIE When juvenile justice leaders gathered in Texas earlier this month, policymakers from the Council of State Governments greeted them with some good news and some troubling news. First, the good news: Between 1997 and 2013,…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat Mexican American children used to be separated from white students in schools because of their Hispanic surnames and the assumption that their English-language skills weren’t good. That practice is not legal anymore, but Latino…
By Amy Wolf Futurity Female candidates have to be more qualified than their male opponents to prevail in an election because many people don’t see women as leaders, according to new research. The findings reveal the hidden bias…
By David Nussbaum The Conversation Back in September, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that marked a major turning point in the role that behavioral science plays in helping the federal government achieve policy goals. The order,…
By Karen Savage JJIE NEW YORK — She was 11 and in the sixth grade when she went to jail, eventually landing in solitary confinement. Nicole never imagined a petty fight at her Louisiana middle school would lead…
SaludToday Latino kids saw substantially more ads for unhealthy snack foods in the past five years, according to the new Snack FACTS study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. On Spanish-language TV, 89% of snack…
By Diane Maceachern Moms Clean Air Force The Clean Power Plan just hit the national register. It’s goal: to see America’s power plants reduce the amount of climate-changing carbon dioxide they emit by 32%. Utilities have until 2030 to achieve…
By Stephanie Livingston Futurity The picture most people have of ancient Maya civilizations—royalty and elaborate temples—isn’t broad enough, researchers say. But now, ancient bones are hinting at the lives of the other 99 percent—the Maya middle class. “When…
By Meghan Drueding Preservation Nation Frank Lloyd Wright isn’t necessarily thought of as warm and fuzzy. But he got along famously with photographer Pedro Guerrero, who started documenting Wright’s work at the tender age of 22 and continued to…
By William Schmidt and Nathan A Burroughs The Conversation The influence of student poverty on student learning is indisputable. International studies demonstrate that in every country, children from disadvantaged backgrounds are much less likely to excel in school than their…
By Arielle O'Shea NerdWallet How’s 75 sound for a retirement age? Too far away? That could be the reality for today’s college graduates, according toNerdWallet research released today. The study looked at how rising student loan debt and higher…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat When a California middle school’s election results didn’t reflect the diverse demographics of the student body, Principal Lena Van Haren saw it as a teaching opportunity. She held on to the results…
By Claire Bohrer Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) An experiment in journalism storytelling debuts today with the public release of the virtual world machinima “The Kid, The Cop, The Punch.” The story is narrated by Xavier McElrath-Bey,…
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired Joel Rojo is a Texas native, serial entrepreneur and currently the CODE2040 Entrepreneur in Residence at Capital Factory in Austin. His current venture, TicketKarma, is a ticket resale marketplace, changing the way music lovers…
Cultural Survival On October 23, 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold a Thematic Hearing on Examining Freedom of Expression in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala during its 156th Session in Washington DC. Organized by Asociación Mundial…
By La Monica Everett-Haynes Futurity African Americans may have to wait in a crosswalk about 32 percent longer than white people before drivers stop. Further, research suggests African Americans are twice as likely to be passed by multiple vehicles. “We…
SaludToday The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is launching “Fresh Empire” a hip-hop themed anti-tobacco campaign targeted at Latinos and Blacks. “Unfortunately, the health burdens of tobacco use disproportionately affect minority teens – particularly African American and Hispanic youth,” said…
By Nazih Richani The Conversation Colombia’s civil war is finally winding down. Over the past 51 years, it has killed over 250,000 people and displaced over five million. It has caused havoc in the rural economy and the…
Futurity A new report says urban schools in the United States are failing to offer a quality education—especially when it comes to opportunities for poor students and students of color, who now make up the majority of America’s public school…
By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Juvenile justice reformers risk leaving girls behind if they fail to consider how traumatic experiences push girls into the system, says a new report. Officials and advocates are more aware than…
By James Wiener Ancient History Encyclopedia Despite the popular appeal of the legendary city of El Dorado, our collective understanding of ancient Colombia’s history remains largely obscured by the advanced civilizations of Mesoamerica and the Andes. A new…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics has launched a digital campaign to highlight the impact of Latino teachers and hopefully to attract more Latinos to the teaching profession. The…
By Diane Maceachern Moms Clean Air Force Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” may be releasing endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that could harm human development and reproduction. That’s the conclusion of a study conducted by researchers at the University of…
By Alexis White-Mobley Cultural Survival Native American and Alaska native women are 2.5 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than other women in the US; 86% of reported cases are perpetrated by non-Natives. A 2014 study…
