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Chicago’s troubling homicide rate could be significantly reduced through a massive increase in state spending for Chicago schools.

A Nashville elementary school takes a comprehensive approach to trauma-informed practices, creating a space where students feel known and supported.

Education leaders reconvened on Tuesday to continue discussing how to help kids by helping their parents. The approach, known as the “Two-Gen” method is based on data showing a child’s trajectory is largely determined by their parents’ stability.

Why do some neighborhoods appear able to launch effective local improvement initiatives, while others are more hampered by fragmentation and mistrust? Why can some communities mobilize diverse constituencies to influence public policy, while others cannot?