Economy
What is the Consumer Price Index, and what does the monthly CPI report mean for the US economy?
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US charter school enrollment more than doubled since 2010.
Education
Analysis from the Government Accountability Office found key differences between charter schools that did and did not receive special grants.
Race and ethnicity are bigger factors in determining health care coverage, compared to education levels.
California has the largest number of residents leaving the state to attend college elsewhere.
Education
In the past five years, public school employees have carried out 27 large-scale walkouts across the country.
Black and Hispanic students had the lowest rates of enrolling in college and graduating four-year college within six years.
Teenage girls and LGBQ+ students are reporting high rates of persistent depression and hopelessness, according to a recent CDC report.
Education
Approximately 7% of male high schoolers and 2% of female high schoolers have carried a gun.
Education
Student debt data highlights racial disparities for Black Americans.
Over a million students experiencing homelessness rely on McKinney-Vento to access school – but many slip through the cracks.
