The National School Lunch Program is America’s largest form of nutritional assistance to school-age children, accounting for half of the food consumption among children who participate and subsidizing meals for more than 22 million students in the 2018-19 school year. Krista Ruffini explores how this program has impacted students’ academics.
In the 2020 political campaign season, the tracking and targeting of individuals, donors, and lawmakers with tailored messaging occurred at a level so precise that it warrants intervention. Katie Joseff, Joel Carter, and Samuel Woolley discuss what happened and argue that it’s time to create more tools and legal protections that enable people to decide for themselves how their data is used.
In both health and economic outcomes, the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting Black Americans especially hard. Martha Ross outlines a mix of race-conscious and race-neutral reforms that the Biden administration can enact to set the stage for a more equitable recovery.
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