How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
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Black History Month 2025: Eddie Glaude Jr. on James Baldwin, a library Douglass Day transcribe-a-thon and more
The University community is hosting a range of events. Educational programs and resources are also available year-round.
The Outsider Who Captured American Loneliness
The Finnish writer Tove Jansson returned from a U.S. trip with a new perspective on home—and an enduring novel.
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‘Studying English allows you to see the particularities of life’: Chandler Fry on literature, teaching, the good life
CF: For me, the most profound reason to study English is that it allows you to see the particularities of life. What I mean ...
Teachers Plead for Help From Parents as Kids Fall Behind in Reading
After the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers noted a stark drop in both reading and math scores among students of all ages.
One family’s stories prove to be a window on Black struggle and persistence in American history
At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...
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DODEA adds lessons to ‘do not use’ list sent to schools worldwide
The two-page document states that DODEA is “conducting an operational compliance review to ensure alignment with” the recent ...
LETTER: State’s proposed social studies benchmarks light on core values
The Minnesota Department of Education is overhauling the standards and benchmarks for teaching social studies to our children. A first working draft has been released. These standards and ...