How many academics does it take to fix America’s criminal justice system? Twenty. That’s how many participated in a National Research Council (NRC) study of U.S. prisons and their effect on inner cities. The study…
Topic: Center for American Progress
Head Start Still Unfinished
Try as they might, when proponents of early federally funded pre-school education ala Head Start try to make the case for their cause, they can’t quite seal the deal. “There is one study that shows…
Liberals Want Jobs for Poor Dads
Poor minorities are suffering from a stagnant job market, and it is exacerbated by bad government housing policy planning and safety net for ex-cons, said Kathryn Edin, the Bloomberg Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins…
Family Life should be a Liberal Fantasy, Professor Says
When academics offer recommendations on how to strengthen families, they usually involve making left-wing policies stronger. At the Center for American Progress (CAP) on Monday, January 12, 2015, George Washington University law professor Naomi Cahn…
Brick and Mortar.Edu
Students may be increasingly opting to get their degrees online but universities still dismiss them as a fad. “Udacity does have one partnership with a research university—Georgia Tech,” Udacity’s vice president of business development Clarissa…
The Obama Administration’s anti-“One Strike” Crime Policy
The Center for American Progress (CAP) has attempted to tackle a growing bipartisan issue: over-criminalization and over-incarceration. A recent panel discussion at CAP featured University of Texas sociology professor Becky Pettit who argued that “incarceration…
Obama White House Admits Few Net Jobs Created
An Obama Administration appointee admits there have been “few net jobs created” over the past decade but thinks increased spending on education will solve the problem. At the Center for American Progress, the White House…
“We Don’t Need No Thought Control” in Schools
A panel discussion at Center for American Progress called for brain research in the classroom and shared their remarks on mandating scientific research in the classroom. Giving a final exam-type test on the first day…
Colleges Want more Public and State Funding
Running out of funds and ideas, colleges want more public funding to help keep them afloat. During a recent panel discussion at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress, speakers praised President Barack Obama’s…
Liberals Notice Part-Time Employment Hurts Americans
Left-wing academics have made great strides: they now notice when things aren’t going well. The Rubicon they’ve yet to cross: Acknowledging that policies they have supported had anything to do with it and the fork…