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Republicans in several states are advancing partisan reviews of the 2020 election results, underscoring how deeply the GOP has embraced the myth of a stolen election since 2020. The investigations in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Texas are advancing even after an...

By Michael J. O’Brien, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Texas A&M-San Antonio; and Izzat Alsmadi, Associate Professor of Computing and Cybersecurity, Texas A&M-San Antonio Sorting through the vast amount of information created and shared...

By William Francis Keegan, Curator of Caribbean Archaeology, University of Florida Christopher Columbus was a narcissist. He believed he was personally chosen by God for a mission that no one else could achieve. After 1493, he signed his name “xpo ferens” meaning “the...

By David R. M. Beck, Professor of Native American Studies, The University of Montana The National Day of Remembrance for Native American children honors children who died years ago while attending the United States’ Indian boarding schools each September 30. On that...

By Brad R. Fulton, Associate Professor, Indiana University Centuries of systemic racism and everyday discrimination in the U.S. have left a major mental health burden on African American communities, and the past few years have dealt especially heavy blows. Data from...

By John Fea, Professor of American History, Messiah College A devout evangelical Christian friend of mine recently texted to explain why he was not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Jesus went around healing lepers and touched them without fear of getting leprosy,” he...

Over the past five decades, state support for special education has dwindled, with staff shortages and turnover making it more difficult to provide required services. From the time she wakes up in the morning until the time she goes to bed at night, Green Bay parent...

Prison inmates around the U.S. are getting the chance to do something that was almost unheard of a generation ago, pursue a college degree while behind bars and with financial support from the federal government. Inmates in 42 states and Washington DC can now get...

Federal prosecutors announced on November 8 that they will not file charges against a White Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year, a controversial shooting that sparked protests that led to the deaths of two men. Officer Rusten Sheskey...

By Kevin Welner, Professor, Education Policy & Law; Director, National Education Policy Center, University of Colorado Boulder Proponents of charter schools insist that they are public schools “open to all students.” But the truth is more nuanced. As an education...

By Preston Green III, John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education, University of Connecticut; and Bruce Baker, Professor of Education, Rutgers University White public schools have always gotten more money than Black public schools. These funding disparities go...