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Should schools tackle controversial political issues? A 1903 educator thought doing so was essential to preparing future voters.

For many Jewish leftists before 1948, Zionism was far from the only vision for the Jewish future.

Research shows that harsher penalties for failure can discourage women from pursuing top positions.

Stories from JSTOR Daily about education, libraries, learning, and student life.

Before it became a notorious invasive plant, kudzu was promoted as a solution to widespread soil erosion.

Psychology suggests that boredom is a signal. Understanding its cause can help us decide how to respond.

The Vietnam War became a testing ground for private contractors and military systems that still shape conflict today.

Political and religious leaders battled for influence through the education of Japanese immigrant children.

The hit musical became a battleground for competing ideas about capitalism, artistic value, and commercial theater.

Nineteenth-century Paris tackled public urination with ornate pissoirs. American reformers later turned toilets into a temperance cause.