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State takeovers of ‘failing’ schools are increasing. Do they help students?
The Washington Post and The Hechinger Report (long version), 8/4/23 |
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Inside the new middle school math crisis
The Washington Post and The Hechinger Report (long version), 12/30/22 |
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Protocols to stop mass school shootings are spreading. Are students’ right being violated?
USA TODAY and The Hechinger Report (long version), 12/28/22 |
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It’s Crucial for the U.S. to Figure Out How Much Carbon Emissions Are Costing All of Us
Time, 10/20/22 |
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Twilight of income-share agreements to pay for college?
WIRED and The Hechinger Report (long version), 8/15/22 |
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Central Hudson Is Broken. Can New York Fix It?
The River, 5/24/22 |
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Veterans are tangled in red tape trying to get their student loans cancelled as promised
The Washington Post and The Hechinger Report (long version), 4/22/22 |
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Middle school science teachers often struggle with shaky scientific knowledge
USA TODAY and The Hechinger Report (long version), 4/15/22 |
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Federal relief money boosted community colleges, but now it’s going away
nbcnews.com and The Hechinger Report (long version), 12/13/21 |
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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual
The Washington Post and The Hechinger Report (long version), 9/24/21 |
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Kids Are Failing Algebra. The Solution? Slow Down.
The Hechinger Report, 7/13/21 |
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Is it time to stop segregating kids by ability in middle school math?
The Washington Post and The Hechinger Report (long version), 10/17/20 |
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Hospitals on Life Support
Comstock’s Magazine, 9/17/20 |
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Middle school is often difficult. Try experiencing it under quarantine.
The Washington Post and The Hechinger Report (long version), 6/19/20 |
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Driven to ‘near extinction’: Beijing’s high-pressure campaign against the foreign Chinese-language press
Coda, 5/6/20 |
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Child Care Crisis
Comstock’s Magazine, 4/13/20 |
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Can hands-on career education go online during school shutdowns?
PBS NewsHour and The Hechinger Report (long version), 3/31/20 |
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When applying to college, what should matter?
The Washington Post and The Hechinger Report (long version), 2/14/20 |
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How Safe Is Your Pension?
Comstock’s Magazine, 11/18/19 |
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What If You Don’t Have a Pension?
Comstock’s Magazine, 11/18/19 |
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Teaching the Teachers
Comstock’s Magazine, 8/21/19 |
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Settling For Less
Comstock’s Magazine, 2/5/19 |
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An Alternative to ‘Deny and Defend’?
Comstock’s Magazine, 2/5/19 |
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How Ed-Tech Startups Are Taking on Tech’s Equity Problem
Comstock’s Magazine, 11/26/18 |
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How to Increase On-Time College Graduation Rates
Comstock’s Magazine, 8/28/18 |
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Wealth Management With Family in Mind
Comstock’s Magazine, 2/1/18 |
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The Great 2018 Tax Season
Comstock’s Magazine, 2/1/18 |
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How the Tax Bill Will Help Lobbyists for Years to Come
VICE, 12/11/17 |
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Russian Disinformation: Everywhere? Nowhere?
Neither? Coda, 8/24/17 |
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Don’t Look Now but America’s Tax System Could Soon Collapse
VICE, 8/23/17 |
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Senate Repeal Bill Could Affect State Economies
VICE, 6/29/17 |
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For Lawyers, Lack of Tech Competence Isn’t Just a Competitive Issue, but an Ethical One
Comstock’s Magazine, 6/15/17 |
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How Two California Universities Led the Way on Gender Parity
Comstock’s Magazine, 5/2/17 |
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Autism and Alzheimer’s Rates Are Spiking: How Special-Needs Families Can Avoid Going Broke
Comstock’s Magazine, 4/18/17 |
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Inside the Fight to Keep Tax Filing Difficult
VICE, 4/13/17 |
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The Real Mandate in Health Care
VICE, 3/23/17 |
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Where Did the Tea Party Go?
Vice, 3/3/17 |
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Will Small, Focused Protests Stop Republicans from Scrapping Obamacare?
Vice, 1/28/17 |
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The Case for New Practices: How to Bridge the Legal Generation Gap
Comstock’s Magazine, 7/20/16 |
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Will the Mega-Grid Get Built?
Comstock’s Magazine, 7/1/16 |
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Hard Times at For-Profit U
Comstock’s Magazine, 4/1/16 |
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Working Toward a Greener China
Comstock’s Magazine, 3/1/16 |
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Startups Meet the Smart Meter
Comstock’s Magazine, 12/1/15 |
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Legal English as a Second Language: Why Can’t Lawyers Communicate Like Other Humans?
Comstock’s Magazine, 10/1/15 |
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Is an Earthquake on the Way in Campaign Finance?
The Weekly Leaf, 7/26/15 |
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Religious Liberty and Its Discontents
The Weekly Leaf, 5/25/15 |
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How to Drown the IRS in a Bathtub
The Weekly Leaf, 4/26/15 |
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Will Gerrymandering Go South or Go Viral?
The Weekly Leaf, 3/29/15 |
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What’s Missing From the Teacher Debate
The Weekly Leaf, 1/30/15 |
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Supreme Court Could Toss Remaining Rules on Money in State Judicial Elections
The Weekly Leaf, 1/18/15 |
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2016 Nears, and Voter Disenfranchisement Rolls On
The Weekly Leaf, 1/8/15 |
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Is the Rise in Inequality Eroding Trust?
The Weekly Leaf, 12/19/14 |
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Violent Video Games: Aggression, Profits and the First Amendment
The Weekly Leaf, 12/12/14 |
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11 Ways to Keep Scammers From Stealing Your Holiday
The Fiscal Times, 11/30/14, and Yahoo Finance, 11/30/14 |
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The Two-Track Recovery: Europe Versus the United States
The Weekly Leaf, 11/21/14 |
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The American Nursing Home–Another Infrastructure Problem Being Ignored
The Weekly Leaf, 11/26/14 |
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Do the Poor Deserve More Scrutiny Than Other Government Beneficiaries?
The Weekly Leaf, 11/7/14 |
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Has Suicide Become a Permanent Feature of U.S. Military Service?
The Weekly Leaf, 11/5/14 |
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5 Smart Ways to Rebalance Your Portfolio
The Fiscal Times, 10/27/14, and Yahoo Finance, 10/27/14. |
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How Student Loan Debt Could Sink the American Economy
The Weekly Leaf, 10/26/14 |
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Is On-Time Completion the Answer to Rising College Costs?
The Weekly Leaf, 10/10/14 |
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Good News Trends the Media Misses–And Why They Matter
The Weekly Leaf, 9/30/14 |
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Common Core: U.S. Education Reform or Red Herring?
The Weekly Leaf, 9/23/14 |
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Credit Unions and Banks Don’t Agree on Much–Except Dodd-Frank
The Weekly Leaf, 9/18/14 |
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Can States Be Pro-Business While Taking Care of Their Most Vulnerable?
The Weekly Leaf, 9/10/14 |
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ADA Lawsuits: A Case Study in Lack of Governance
The Weekly Leaf, 8/23/14 |
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Attention College Shoppers
Comstock’s Magazine, July 2014 issue |
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Why You Should Spring for a Really Good Mattress
The Fiscal Times, 4/4/14, and Yahoo News, 4/4/14
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Waterborne Disorder
Comstock’s Magazine, November 2013 issue |
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It’s Time for Democrats to Ditch Andrew Jackson
Salon, 5/3/13, and appearance on MSNBC’s Up With Steve Kornacki, 6/9/13: 1, 2, 3 |
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Why More Affluent Americans Pay No Taxes
The Fiscal Times, 4/11/13; interview with Mary Beth Marsden, WBAL Radio in Baltimore, 4/11/13 |
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10 Tax Laws That Hurt the Economy Most
The Fiscal Times, 3/28/13 |
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8 Smart Ways To Lower Your Taxes in Retirement
The Fiscal Times, 3/13/13 |
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9 New Tax Rules That Matter Now More Than Ever
The Fiscal Times, 2/28/13; interview on The Kevin and Karen Show, WJBO Radio in Baton Rouge, 3/4/13 |
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This Is the Worst Tax Mistake You Can Make
The Fiscal Times, 2/27/13; Business Insider, 2/27/13 |
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13 Tax Breaks You’ve Never Heard Of
The Fiscal Times, 2/1/13 |
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Tax Hell: New Laws, New Reasons to Hire an Expert
The Fiscal Times, 1/24/13 |
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Students Are Fleeing Liberal Arts–How It Could Hurt U.S.
The Fiscal Times, 1/9/13 |
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Overwhelmed with Email? What It’s Doing to Your Brain
The Fiscal Times, 11/14/12; interview on Maryland’s News Now with John Patti, WBAL, 11/15/12 (no link available) |
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The 12 Most Expensive States to Raise Children
The Fiscal Times, 10/27/12 |
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21 Good News Trends for America
The Fiscal Times, 9/14/12 |
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College Dorms: From Animal House to Luxury Living
The Fiscal Times, 8/29/12 |
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Colleges Pay Students to Graduate Faster
The Fiscal Times, 7/23/12; Business Insider, 7/24/12 |
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Why Americans Love the NFL and Hate Their Politicians
The Fiscal Times, 1/31/12 |
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The Coming Nursing Home Shortage
The Fiscal Times, 1/26/12, and excerpted on the AARP Blog, 1/30/12
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Why America’s College Students Don’t Graduate
The Fiscal Times, 12/19/11 |
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The Brain Freeze Survival Guide
Men’s Health, 11/29/11 |