The accountability crisis in higher education

The accountability crisis in higher education

Nearly two out of every five students who start a full-time, four-year undergraduate program drop out. This is especially true for part-time students, low-income students and students of color. The U.S. higher education system is clearly broken, yet solutions have remained elusive because of a lack of data needed to answer basic questions about a school's performance.

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'A Firestorm of Polarization'

'A Firestorm of Polarization'

Laura Arnold sits down with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Stanford professor Larry Diamond, a leading scholar in democracy reform, to discuss the crisis eating away at American democra...

2 Nov 202144min

A Lifetime Sentence to Poverty

A Lifetime Sentence to Poverty

America's criminal justice system has exploded in scope over recent decades and the punishment for these individuals does not always end when they leave prison or jail. In this episode of Deep Dive, L...

15 Jul 202135min

Has the Gun Reform Debate Reached a Tipping Point?

Has the Gun Reform Debate Reached a Tipping Point?

Recent mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado have spurred cries for change, including President Biden's effort to ban assault rifles.  But will this moment be any different?  In this episode, Laura A...

15 Apr 202133min

Confronting racism in policing

Confronting racism in policing

The video of police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into George Floyd's neck for approximately 9 minutes served as the spark that ignited a tinder box of demonstrations calling for police refo...

31 Mar 202122min

Democracy in Crisis

Democracy in Crisis

Systemic failures in the nation's electoral and legislative systems have led to extreme polarization and partisan rancor, raising questions about whether American democracy is still working. This epi...

28 Jan 202124min

Money Bail in California

Money Bail in California

Voters in California have a historic issue in front of them on election day: whether to become the first state to abolish money bail and replace it with a system centered on safety, not money, or stic...

26 Okt 202028min

The Impact of COVID-19 on Reform

The Impact of COVID-19 on Reform

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on families, individuals, and organizations around the world.  The global health crisis has touched virtually every aspect of our lives, from the w...

30 Apr 202028min

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