The passage of healthcare reform on March 21 was a large step in the right direction in the progressive movement’s century-long fight to achieve healthcare coverage for all Americans. It was also a key win for Obama at a time when he was catching flak from the right for his “socialist” policies and from the […]
Violence in the Chicago Public School System: Does the Solution Lie in the Numbers?
by Kim Bernet With the death toll reaching nearly 25 students this year alone, the Chicago public school system’s violence prevention policy is being given a second look. Ron Huberman, Chief of the Chicago Public School system has gone beyond the traditional policing and punishment tactics with his quantitative analysis approach in addressing the increasing […]