Perspectives
The forgotten history of segregated swimming pools and amusement parks
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Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.
Perspectives
We need more teachers of color, so why do we use tests that keep them out of the classroom?
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Despite the known benefits of black students having black teachers, teacher license exams often stand in the way – even though they don’t predict which teachers will be effective, a scholar says.
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Half a million American minors now live in Mexico
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Between 2000 and 2015, the population of U.S. citizen minors living in Mexico more than doubled. Who are the kids living on the other side of the border?
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Four prison reform initiatives to watch on Re-entry Day in Illinois
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Lawmakers and advocates are pushing to limit solitary confinement and improve the health care, political representation and voting rights of state prisoners.
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Less than three-fifths of a Fourth of July
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Most Americans don’t think about how painful and complicated our Independence Day can be for Black people to whom it never applied.
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How the richest Americans benefited the most from the US economy’s longest ever expansion – in 3 charts
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Most of the gains from the record economy went to those at the top, while everyone else saw much smaller gains – if any – in income and wealth.
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Counterpoint: As college graduates, we are Urban Prep’s reputation
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As Black boys from the “hood,” we weren’t supposed to succeed in college but we did because of Urban Prep, a group of alumni write in a response to criticism of the school.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Lightfoot’s cop academy bombshell raises questions about leadership style
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By short-circuiting the conversation, as Rahm Emanuel did, the new mayor risks further polarizing the debate over police reform.
Perspectives
Can parks help cities fight crime?
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Some parks reduce violence in the local vicinity. Other parks attract crime. The difference has to do with how these urban green spaces are designed, programmed and managed, experts say.
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US poverty statistics ignore millions of struggling Americans
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In the US, poverty is measured by income level. But that measure misses many other aspects of poverty – like unemployment, poor health and a lack of health insurance.