The Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education: A Perennial Debate With Contemporary Stakes
As college costs rise and employer demands for technical skills increase, the value of liberal arts education is being questioned. The defenders make ...
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Housing Policy and Affordability: What Research Shows About the Causes and Solutions
Housing costs have risen dramatically across the United States. Researchers have reached growing consensus on the causes and on which policy approache...
Teacher Shortages: Causes, Consequences, and What States Are Doing
Teacher shortages have reached crisis levels in many states and subjects. Understanding the structural causes is essential for designing effective res...
Suicide Prevention: What Research Shows Actually Works
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Evidence on prevention strategies has grown substantially, and some interventions ...
Nonprofit Board Governance: What Strong Boards Do Differently
Board governance quality varies enormously across the nonprofit sector. Strong boards do specific things differently that produce better organizationa...
Teacher Shortage in the United States: Understanding a Structural Crisis
Teacher shortages have become a recurring headline across the country. Research on the causes and the evidence on potential solutions reveals a challe...
Palliative Care: What It Is, What Research Shows, and Why It Remains Underused
Palliative care is one of the most evidence-supported areas in all of medicine, yet it remains dramatically underutilized. Understanding why and what ...
Bystander Effect: What Research Shows About Why People Fail to Help
The bystander effect is one of psychology's most influential findings. Research on its mechanisms, its limits, and how to overcome it has evolved...
Physician Burnout: A System Problem With System Solutions
Physician burnout is at historically high levels. Framing it as an individual wellness problem rather than a systemic work design problem has produced...
Medicaid Work Requirements: What Research Shows About Effects on Coverage and Health
Several states have sought to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. Research on whether these requirements improve employment while courts ...