How the Culture War Put Public Schools at Risk
Allegations about “woke nonsense” imperiled a crucial source of Americans’ common identity.
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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic The Democrats Can’t Let Go of Racial Preferences
How to persuade skeptical voters to take a fresh look at the party
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Liberal Suburbs Have Their Own Border Wall
Residents of rich blue towns talk about inclusion, but their laws do the opposite.
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Shutterstock. The Affirmative Action That Colleges Really Need
Universities want to protect the status quo, because it’s easy for them.
Tony Luong / The New York Times / Redux Minneapolis Saw That NIMBYism Has Victims
Single-family zoning hurts a lot of people. In Minnesota’s largest city, reformers put them front and center.
Robert Fullerton / Getty An Imperfect SAT Adversity Score Is Better Than Just Ignoring Adversity
The College Board’s simple, straightforward indicator will make schools pay attention to the tough odds some applicants face.
Martin Bureau / AFP / Getty Segregation Is Preventable. Congress Just Isn’t Trying.
Again and again, federal efforts to promote integration have been whittled down almost to nothing.
Reuters A New Call to End Legacy Admissions
First-generation student groups are protesting affirmative-action practices that privilege the relatives of alumni—even though their own families could one day benefit.
Elise Amendola / AP The New Champions of School Integration
The Department of Education killed a federal program supporting diversity efforts, but the fight to desegregate the nation’s classroom is far from over.
Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Can Vouchers Save Failing Schools?
The Obama administration invested $7 billion in a school-improvement initiative that didn’t work. Is there a successful replacement?
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