They were raised to carry the fundamentalist banner forward and redeem America. But now the Joshua Generation is rebelling.
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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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Reversing Broward County’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
The story behind the so-far successful crusade to end disproportionate student arrests and suspensions in one Florida school district.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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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.
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Israel’s Brain Drain
Why are so many Israelis teaching at American universities? Because Israel is starving higher education.
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Restorative Justice’s After-School Special
The documentary Growing Fairness aims to train an army of educators set on using restorative justice instead of punishment when dealing with high-school kids.
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The Missing Piece in Coverage of Texas Evolution Controversies
We hear plenty about the young-earth creationists trying to keep students from hearing about evolution. But what about the moral culpability of the textbook publishers?
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Moses of Mississippi
Bob Moses organized for voting rights during the darkest days of the 1960s South. Today, his fight for civil rights continues, with a project to help inner city kids succeed in the classroom.
