Hate Speech And The Misnomer Of 'The Marketplace of Ideas'
The belief that more speech is the remedy for "bad" speech can be a principled stance. But racist hate speech may not be doing what free speech defenders think it is.
Education
Pre-K: Decades Worth Of Studies, One Strong Message
What happens when a group of the nation's leading pre-K experts get together to lay out a blueprint for what parents, and educators, can learn from decades of research?
Without A Special Visa, Foreign Startup Founders Turn To A Workaround
Immigration advocates often tout how many startups are founded by foreigners. Yet the U.S. does not offer startup visas. Some entrepreneurs turn to a program started as an experiment in Massachusetts.
Under Trump Budget, Nearly 2 Million Kids May Lose After-School Care
The Trump administration says there's no evidence the program works, but supporters say that thinking is misguided. Some even call it a "godsend."
Trump's Budget Proposal Threatens Funding For Major After-School Program
President Trump's budget would eliminate all funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, after-school programs for 1.8 million mostly poor children.
Harvard Business School Moves To Study More Diverse Cases
Harvard produces case studies used by business students across the country. Until now, more of those cases involved white business leaders. The school is changing that.
4 Things We Don't Know About AP Tests
Nearly 3 million students take their Advanced Placement exams in the coming weeks. There's very little independent research on the benefits of these courses.
Trump On Education Department: 'Reverse This Federal Power Grab'
Our weekly education news roundup: State officials criticize DeVos on student loan protections; and typos torpedo some grant applications for low-income students.
Georgetown University To Offer Slave Descendants Preferential Admissions
When Georgetown University announced they were going to try to make reparations to descendants of slaves held by the university more than a century ago, it raised tough questions for the families who stand to receive the reparations. Georgetown is offering preferential admissions to descendants, but one family with two students applying, have another idea.
At TED This Week, Two Speakers Got To The Root Of Things
At the TED Conference in Vancouver this week, two Fellows, Devita Davison and Damon Davis talked about putting ideas to work to invigorate marginalized communities from within.