Forbes | Josh Freedman In the last four parts of this series, I have discussed the problems of our current student loan system, the potential for an income-based repayment system, and the difficulties of a graduate tax. This leaves us with another proposal: universal free undergraduate public higher education. […] read more
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The Genius of Early Intervention
A conversation with economist James Heckman
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A Second Chance for the Youngest Americans
The case for universal pre-K
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The Urban Poor Shall Inherit Poverty
Sociologist Patrick Sharkey proves a mother’s insecure upbringing harms her child as surely as a neighbor’s broken window.  Â
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The Radicalism of Dallas, 1963
Extremism was in the city’s air when John F. Kennedy was killed, fed by rhetoic not unlike that of today’s Tea Party. The authors of Dallas 1963 on the city’s social turmoil.
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Stories of Work in the Age of Anxiety
Young employees share their experiences as part of a special report on the decline of the American job.
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From White Collars to Pink Slips
Americans have been told that a college education will help them avoid the fate of workers whose jobs have been shipped overseas. A new report pours water on that idea.
