Local governments in the United States provide essential services and allocate an
enormous share of the country's public goods. Knowing how benefits are distributed and …

ST. AIDAN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, built in 1911, sat in the middle of a relatively dense and
highly desirable residential area in Brookline, Massachusetts. It was, among other things …

New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles have long been shaped by immigration. These
gateway cities have traditionally been assumed to be the major flashpoints in American …

Why are so many American social programs delegated to private actors? And what are the
consequences for efficiency, accountability, and the well-being of beneficiaries? The …

Drawing on original qualitative research, this article investigates how natives and institutions
in rural America's “new immigrant destinations” are adapting, if at all, to Hispanic newcomers …

The symbolic importance of Barack Obama's election is without question. But beyond
symbolism, does the election of African-American politicians matter? Grose argues that it …

Over the past fifty years, the “special status” of education decision-making has been eroded.
Once the province of local and state school boards, decisions about schools and schooling …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, school district politics rose to prominence on the nation's
political agenda, as school boards grappled with controversial decisions about reopening …

Southern bus boycotts and lunch counter sit-ins were famous acts of civil disobedience but
were also demands for jobs in the very services being denied blacks. Gavin Wright shows …

Despite a substantial increase in the number of racial and ethnic minority lawmakers across
the United States, scholars have been unable to demonstrate that diversification of …