Plus, the challenge with exempting certain households from tax hikes, and renewing momentum around the Global Fragility Act.
| How policy has failed to curtail the use of dangerous practices in US public schools Restraining or secluding students can cause lasting emotional trauma, serious physical injury, and even death. However, many schools across the country continue to use these practices, often in unwarranted circumstances. Ayanna Platt and Rachel M. Perera explore the overuse of seclusion and restraint in public schools—including which student groups are most often subjected to these practices—and discuss what local, state, and federal leaders could do to address this problem in the years ahead. |
A key point “Students and their families—and especially students with disabilities—are entitled to a public education free of practices widely considered traumatic and dangerous.” — Ayanna Platt and Rachel M. Perera |
More research and commentary Exempting certain households from tax hikes. It is common for U.S. presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle to pledge to not raise taxes on at least some income groups. Adam Looney and Elena Patel argue that these pledges complicate the development and implementation of good tax policy. America’s approach to fragile countries. Amid a surge in violent conflicts globally and the reemergence of major power competition, it is time to renew momentum around the Global Fragility Act, Allison Minor and George Ingram emphasize. |
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