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 […]
Active in Elementary School: Do State Physical Education Laws Affect Students’ Classroom Performance?
Childhood obesity in the United States is a growing concern for policymakers, teachers, public health officials, and parents. Over the past decade, approximately 17 percent of children and adolescents in the US—or 12.7 million individuals—were categorized as obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is about triple the rate in 1980. […]