The Voting Rights Act has long been described as the crown jewel of the civil rights movement. Over six decades, Congress and the Supreme Court have repeatedly redefined how much it can do, and an April 2026 ruling is the latest chapter. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. Congress… Continue reading The Voting Rights Act, From 1965 to Louisiana v. Callais

Few features of American government are criticized and defended as often as the Electoral College. Both sides make arguments grounded in the Constitution’s design, and the reform proposals vary widely. The National Archives explains that the framers did not want the president elected by direct popular vote partly because they felt voters in the early… Continue reading The Electoral College Debate: The Strongest Arguments on Each Side

Emotional intelligence is a skill set, and skills are harder to build when a student is struggling. National and Nevada data show how large the need is and what the research says about protecting students. The CDC’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a nationally representative survey of 20,103 high school students, found that 39.7 percent… Continue reading Student Mental Health and Emotional Skills: Why Wellbeing Comes First

Adding the arts to science, technology, engineering, and math is more than a branding change. Researchers are studying why arts-integrated learning seems to help students, and early evidence points toward the brain’s self-management skills. Arts integration means using visual art, music, drama, or dance alongside subjects such as language arts, math, science, and social studies.… Continue reading STEAM and the Developing Brain: What Research Says About Arts Integration

Nevada runs elections differently from many states: every active voter is mailed a ballot, registration is available through Election Day, and a voter ID amendment is on the 2026 ballot. This guide explains the rules as published by state and county election officials as of Oct. 27. Nevada’s 2026 general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3.… Continue reading Voting in Nevada, Explained: Mail Ballots, Early Voting, Same-Day Registration, and the Voter ID Question

Americans vote for president on Election Day, but the office is formally decided by 538 electors in a process that runs from November to January 20. Here is what happens at each step, and what a 2022 reform law changed. Article II of the Constitution and the Twelfth Amendment establish the Electoral College, according to… Continue reading How the Electoral College Works, Step by Step

One of the largest reviews of school-based social and emotional programs pooled results from more than 270,000 students. What it found, and what later research added, is more nuanced than enthusiasts or skeptics usually say. In 2011, researchers Joseph Durlak, Roger Weissberg, Allison Dymnicki, Rebecca Taylor, and Kriston Schellinger published a meta-analysis in the journal… Continue reading What 213 Studies Found About Teaching Social and Emotional Skills in School

Emotional intelligence started as a research idea in 1990, not a self-help slogan. Psychologists define it as a set of measurable abilities, and some schools now teach those abilities on purpose. The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence traces the idea to the summer of 1987, when Peter Salovey, later Yale’s president, and John Mayer of… Continue reading What Emotional Intelligence Actually Is, and How Schools Teach It

Social welfare groups can lobby without limit and take part in campaigns within limits, and most do not publicly name their donors. The reasons sit in a Supreme Court case and a long disagreement over transparency. Under the rules CRS summarizes, 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations may engage in campaign activity as long as it is… Continue reading Disclosure and the 501(c)(4): What the Law Requires, What It Doesn’t, and Why the Supreme Court Weighed In

Wealthy donors have two main ways to give through a charitable structure of their own: a private foundation or a donor-advised fund. The rules differ sharply, and so does the debate over each. The Private Foundation A private foundation is an independent 501(c)(3), typically funded by one family or company, and it carries extra rules… Continue reading Private Foundations and Donor-Advised Funds: How Large Charitable Gifts Are Structured