Economic security for Black Americans, the need for more data protection, and the far-reaching benefits of subsidizing school meals.
| Schoolwide free-meal programs fuel better classroom outcomes for students 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. Read more |
| The disturbing implications of increasingly narrow political ad targeting 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. Read more |
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