Education

Overfunded and underperforming: The case for federal reform of for-profit college financing

For-profit colleges have generally failed to provide students with the benefits higher education is supposed to produce. These colleges are different than public universities, which are government-owned, or private nonprofit universities, which reinvest excess revenue back into the school. For-profit colleges — also known as proprietary colleges — are privately-owned businesses that distribute profits to […]

Still separate, still unequal: How exclusionary zoning sustains inequity in education

Exclusionary zoning, a practice historically used to racially segregate communities, plagues issues across the political landscape, from climate change to education. This article is the second in a series on how exclusionary zoning perpetuates a discriminatory housing system that threatens our aging population, education system, and climate.   What is exclusionary zoning? At its most […]

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