We unlock the laws and regulations that define how federal workers have, until recently, typically been hired and fired.

As America’s Hispanic population has grown, so has competition for funding among colleges and universities with large numbers of Hispanic students. More than 600 higher education institutions are ...

These tips will help you interrogate President Trump’s proposal to close the U.S. Department of Education, provide historical context and evaluate the agency’s effectiveness. We break down the types ...

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We gathered research and interviewed researchers to help reporters cover voters under age 30. Keep reading for insights on their voting habits, colleges’ efforts to raise voting rates and stories ...

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Dozens of municipalities and two states have adopted ranked choice voting in recent years, and the system is on the ballot in six states and Washington, D.C. this November. Here’s the recent research ...

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2013 research on contraception policies and pregnancy rates, including a 2012 study from Washington University in St. Louis on the relationship between free access to birth control and abortion rates.

2014 study from Princeton University and the World Bank showing how rising inequality was linked with increased rates of violent crime in Mexico. The study’s authors — Ted Enamorado of Princeton ...

Police chases, often initiated over a minor crime or none at all, kill nearly two people a day across the U.S., “and public officials are failing at nearly every level to confront the growing problem, ...