“Please select your racial identity from the choices below.”
It’s that time of year, standardized testing season. Something every middle and high schooler knows and disdains.

This post was updated April 29 at 9:02 p.m.
He is a band drummer and music enthusiast. She is a dedicated student and member of the Chancellor’s LINK program.

A recent UCLA study found that cultural and political conflict is costing American public schools more than just time.
American school districts have spent roughly $3.2 billion toward resolving tensions over how political issues are taught in educational spaces in the 2023-2024 school year, according to the study.