The teacher shortage is a crisis unfolding at the district, state and federal levels, worsening student learning and threatening the stability of schools– with no end in sight. In Illinois, 5,300 classroom positions went unfilled in 2022, the highest percentag... More »
Co-authored by David Chrisinger, Executive Director of the Harris School of Public Policy Writing Workshop and advisor to the Chicago Policy Review. In the first two months of 2024, more than 5,000 Americans were injured or killed by guns in various forms of v... More »
In recent months, Chicago has been at the epicenter of a significant humanitarian challenge. Over 35,000 migrants have arrived in the city since August 2022, many on buses from Texas. This influx has stretched the city’s resources thin, particularly its shelte... More »
For decades, America’s war-profiteering companies have pocketed billions of dollars by selling weapons that directly fuel ethnic cleansings and genocides globally. The United States is home to four of the five largest private arms companies in the world: Boein... More »
Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, the U.S. invested in numerous fighter jet programs to maintain air superiority. Those investments have yielded some of the most advanced aircraft in history, but at what cost? In December 2005, the F-22 Raptor en... More »
Four years after the onset of a crippling global pandemic, the American school system has reached a tipping point. COVID-19 brought unprecedented social and economic upheaval, disproportionately affecting students from low-income and minority communities. In r... More »
In early 2023, Chicago witnessed an animated local election season with no shortage of personal attacks, stark ideological differences, and drama typical of the city’s politics. However, like many other Chicago voters, I had a difficult time choosing a candida... More »
Chicago, a bustling metropolis, is known for its architectural splendor, robust sports, museum culture and vibrant economy. However, beneath its towering skyline, there lies a pressing issue that often goes unnoticed: the disproportionate impact of fluctuating... More »
The story begins in 2022 in rural Odisha, in eastern India, where self-coined ‘Hashtag warriors’ stormed Twitter for 12 minutes every day at noon to call attention to local issues. The campaign, called 12baje12minute, highlights how Twitter emerged as the pref... More »
Education in the United States used to be treated as a ladder to economic mobility, but somewhere along the way, that ladder has fallen. AmeriCorps, a national service program intelligently invests in young people and the communities they come from and serve. ... More »
Nearly one million Rohingya refugees currently reside in camps in Bangladesh. Most Rohingya live in temporary settlements where conditions are not safe.The Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh cannot repatriate without threat from Myanmar’s military governme... More »
Earlier this year, New York City’s public high school admissions process, long known for its complexity, wrapped its third year of major policy change since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Calls for more diversity and equity have played a critical role in driving... More »