The Political Dynamics of District Reform: The Form and Fate of the Los Angeles Public School Choice Initiative

by Julie A. Marsh
This article uses a case study of the Los Angeles Public School Choice Initiative (PSCI) to demonstrate how the political dynamics of complementary and competing policy issues in the same local arena affected the form and fate of a district reform.
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Race, Test Scores, and Educational Outcomes

by Stuart S. Yeh
An analysis using a nationally-representative dataset suggests that raising test scores by one standard deviation (SD) would substantially reduce the probabilities that black, Hispanic, Asian, and white students would drop out of high school and would increase the probabilities that students would compile a rigorous high school record, complete algebra 2 in high school, enroll at a 4-year institution, and attain a baccalaureate degree.
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Teaching Social Justice in the Trump Era

by Robin Moten
This commentary examines how a high school English teacher approaches teaching a course, the very title of which connotes political bias, and discusses the importance of facilitating authentic conversations.