Meanwhile, public schools beg for paper towels
When teachers must buy soap but vouchers cover dress-up clothes, Florida’s school funding system shows troubling gaps in basic support.
Opinion
In 1872, measles & smallpox worried school families
From smallpox in 1872 to measles today, vaccines protect more than individuals; they safeguard entire school communities.
Universities must disclose applicants’ race & scores
Trump order forcing universities to disclose race and scores could magnify wealth gaps, shrink diversity, and reshape US higher education.
Evaluating the U.S. decision to leave UNESCO — again
The Trump administration's decision to leave UNESCO again, 2 years after the US rejoined, puts a spotlight on what UNESCO does & why it matters.
U.S. GDP is up 3.0% in Q2-2025
GDP rose 3.0% (annualized rate) in Q2-2025, a positive sign. But the number may mask underlying weakness that points to an economic slowdown.
Trump seeks to end birthright citizenship for some
The executive order that would deny citizenship to children born in the US of migrants who entered the country illegally has been temporarily blocked.
Trump says Tom Homan will be his ‘border czar’
The president-elect is said to have tapped a former ICE acting director to be his new 'border czar.'
On the remote learning ‘science’ (editorial)
Did remote learning contribute to "learning loss" during the pandemic? Some authors think so, but it's not that simple.
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Site down, and downgraded, for beautiful math
Our site was a little dysfunctional in terms of math (and reading pages), so I had to take myself offline these past few days to fix it.