Postsecondary Education

What Graduation Rates Have Missed for Community College Students
What Graduation Rates Have Missed for Community College Students
New Outcome Measures data show that more community college students transfer schools before they graduate.
By Victoria Yuen
Education, Postsecondary

Trump’s Constitutional Crisis

Worse Than Watergate
Worse Than Watergate
Trump’s foreign interference extortion scheme echoes the Nixon scandal but poses an even greater threat to our democracy and national security.
By Sam Berger
Democracy and Government
The Founders Would Have Impeached Trump for His Ukraine-Related Misconduct
The Founders Would Have Impeached Trump for His Ukraine-Related Misconduct
Constitutional principles espoused by our nation’s founders dictate that a president should be impeached if he abuses his public office by soliciting campaign help from a foreign government.
By Michael Sozan
Democracy and Government
The Geopolitics of a Political Scandal
The Geopolitics of a Political Scandal
This series of events is incredibly worrisome in the context of the health of U.S. democracy.
By James Lamond and Max Bergmann
Foreign Policy and Security

Race and Ethnicity

5 Reasons to Support Affirmative Action in College Admissions
5 Reasons to Support Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Race-conscious admissions practices remain necessary in the fight for racial equity in higher education.
By Connor Maxwell and Sara Garcia
Race and Ethnicity

Events

Confronting the Nature Crisis
Please join the Center for American Progress for a discussion with Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM), Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), and journalist Elizabeth Shogren on the nature crisis and what the nation can do to better restore and protect public lands and natural areas.
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Center for American Progress

Courts

Building a More Inclusive Federal Judiciary
Building a More Inclusive Federal Judiciary
The federal judiciary does not reflect the population that it serves, which has severe consequences for both the institution’s legitimacy and the parties who come before it.
By Danielle Root, Jake Faleschini, and Grace Oyenubi
Courts

Economy

The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-September 2019 Jobs Release
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-September 2019 Jobs Release
This column spotlights members of Generation Z as they enter the job market.
By Galen Hendricks, Zoe Willingham, and Michael Madowitz
Economy
Public Sector Training Partnerships Build Power
Public Sector Training Partnerships Build Power
Public sector training partnerships raise standards for workers and taxpayers—and they strengthen unions at the same time.
By Karla Walter
Economy
The United States Is Not Ready for a Recession, But It Can Be
The United States Is Not Ready for a Recession, But It Can Be
The U.S. government can and should strengthen automatic stabilizers to mitigate the next recession’s worst effects when they come.
By Olugbenga Ajilore
Economy

Gun Violence Prevention

Bullet Control
Bullet Control
While national attention is primarily focused on gaps in U.S. gun laws, weak oversight of the ammunition industry also exacerbates gun violence.
By Chelsea Parsons and Rukmani Bhatia
Gun Violence Prevention

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty

Criminal Justice Reform

‘If You Are Telling Someone They Can Come Home One Day, They Deserve a Second Chance.’
‘If You Are Telling Someone They Can Come Home One Day, They Deserve a Second Chance.’
With the passage of Michigan’s Clean Slate bill, people like Jarret could finally have a second chance.
By Jasmine Hardy, David Ballard, and Rebecca Vallas
Criminal Justice

K-12 Education

Successful Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials
Successful Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials
Numerous studies underscore the effects of high-quality curricula on student achievement, but to achieve the intended goal of adopting such curricula, careful attention must be paid to the implementation process.
By Amanda Fuchs Miller and Lisette Partelow
Education, K-12
10 K-12 Education Policy Questions Every Presidential Candidate Should Answer
10 K-12 Education Policy Questions Every Presidential Candidate Should Answer
Presidential candidates should have comprehensive plans to give every student access to an excellent education.
By Scott Sargrad, Lisette Partelow, and Khalilah Harris
Education, K-12
Advancing Racial Equity in Career and Technical Education Enrollment
Advancing Racial Equity in Career and Technical Education Enrollment
By placing a focus on racial equity, CTE programs can help narrow opportunity gaps.
By Ryan Smith
Education, K-12

Health Care

Number of Americans With Preexisting Conditions by District for the 116th Congress
Number of Americans With Preexisting Conditions by District for the 116th Congress
People with preexisting conditions would lose protections against discrimination by insurance companies under repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
By Emily Gee
Health Care