Author: Pavlyn Jankov
Author Archives: Pavlyn Jankov
Kansas raises taxes on the poor; Minnesota spends more on public schools
In 2012, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback cut income tax rates and created exemptions that made business profits essentially tax free. Instead of generating growth, as the Governor, his Koch Brother allies, and budget consultant Arthur Laffer had theorized, revenue fell… Neighborhood inequality in the land of opportunity
A new study confirms the impact that structural disadvantage and segregation has on life opportunity. Based off of the long-studied Moving To Opportunity experiment, the results show that for children from low-income households, moving to a better neighborhood before their… 
Reforming justice and discipline in the streets and in the schools – but disparities persist
Ticketing rates were up vs arrests for Chicagoans found in possession of 15 grams or less of marijuana, and the ticketing rate was similar, a little less than 30 percent, across all races, according to the Sun Times. This… School districts fail to address trauma
A suit filed last month by students, parents and teachers of Compton Unified School District (CUSD) charges the school district for abrogating their responsibility to provide equal access to education for students who have experienced complex trauma. The class-action suit…