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by Salimah Jasani and Julie Crookston | March 1, 2019 | Education Policy, National | 1 Comment

In this two-part series, Julie Crookston and Salimah Jasani dissect the issue of teacher pay in the United States. This first piece considers the empirical reasoning for increasing pay, while Part II examines funding methods. (See Part II, How Can We Increase Teacher...

by Brittany Speetles | March 1, 2019 | Energy & Environmental Policy, National, Op-ed | 0 Comments

As of 2018, over one hundred municipalities in the United States have committed to using 100% renewable energy in the coming decades. Yet, complete decarbonization paths have yet to be trodden. Recent collaborative research out of Cal Tech and Carnegie Mellon...

by Jonah Bhide | February 15, 2019 | Global, Global Policy Studies & International Security, Misc | 0 Comments

With a record $47bn defense budget, a total order of 150 F-35s coupled with the first aircraft carriers since 1945, and a House of Counsillors election in July, 2019 will be a busy year for Prime Minister Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). These enhancements...

by Timothy Michalak | February 14, 2019 | Education Policy, Misc, National, Op-ed | 0 Comments

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in which 17 students and teachers lost their lives. Yet, one year later, there are few reforms to show for a recurring problem that repeatedly puts our country’s children at...

by Timothy Michalak | February 8, 2019 | Education Policy, National, Op-ed, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 Comments

Minority underrepresentation on Texas school boards is failing thousands of school children each year, as reported in the Texas Tribune’s investigative reporting on school dis-integration. Districts, such as the Richardson ISD, while representing a significant...