Issues · contested-by-default
Issues
209 contested civic and policy issues. Each entry presents multiple perspectives in terms their adherents would recognize. Click into any issue to read the editorial framing, the spectrum of positions, and to open a Coach session about it.
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- Elections & voting · 18
- Money in politics · 12
- Governance & institutions · 16
- Economy & taxation · 22
- Healthcare · 15
- Education · 14
- Housing · 10
- Labor & welfare · 13
- Immigration · 12
- Criminal justice · 15
- Civil rights & liberties · 14
- Environment & energy · 15
- Foreign policy · 15
- Technology & data · 12
- Media & information · 6
Removing or restricting books from K-12 school libraries and curricula, often centered on sexually explicit content, depictions of race and history, or LGBTQ+ themes.
Publicly funded, independently operated K-12 schools that operate under a charter agreement with greater autonomy than traditional district schools in exchange for accountability for results.
How federal, state, and private sources fund colleges and universities — including Pell grants, research funding, endowment taxation, and free-college proposals.
What students should be taught — including reading methods, math curricula, history framing, race and gender content, and parent-rights laws.
The practice of giving preferences in selective college admissions to applicants who are children — and sometimes other relatives — of alumni.
Policies that let public funds follow students to private schools, charter schools, or homeschool — vouchers, education savings accounts, and tax-credit scholarships.
The role of prayer, religious expression, chaplains, and religious content in public schools, particularly after Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022).
Programs that provide public funds — through vouchers, education savings accounts, or tax-credit scholarships — for families to use at private or religious schools.
The role of standardized tests in K-12 accountability, school evaluation, and college admissions, including state assessments, the SAT/ACT, and alternatives.
Whether and how the federal government should cancel some or all of the $1.7 trillion in outstanding federal student loan debt.
Whether teacher salaries, benefits, working conditions, and professional autonomy adequately recruit and retain a high-quality teaching workforce.
How the federal sex-discrimination law applied to schools receiving federal funds is interpreted and enforced, especially around sexual misconduct, gender identity, and athletics.
Eligibility rules for transgender athletes — particularly transgender women and girls — in scholastic, collegiate, and Olympic sports.
Federal or state proposals to provide free, voluntary, high-quality preschool to all 3- and 4-year-olds.