Last week, I sat down and read the Supreme Court’s ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, the landmark case that overturned many affirmative action policies at the nation’s elite universities. The case has generated significant outrage. The right was outraged that Harvard wants to use (and did use) race as a factor in its admissions […]
When the Tampa school board voted in May to close Just Elementary School, it wasn’t a surprise. Just is the only school in Florida to receive an F from the state Department of Education, and fewer than 11% of its students can read at grade level. It’s already half-empty. In theory, the closure should have […]