Political and ideological barriers can shape the progress of academic disciplines, warns Ivan Boldyrev. In a new paper, the historian of economics at Radboud University explores the complex history of Soviet science and warns that a new Cold War might once again hinder academic progress. His findings have been published in the Journal of Economic Literature.

New York City public school teachers are more likely to stay in schools with a principal and higher proportion of peers that share their race/ethnicity, suggesting the importance of representation and belonging in growing a diverse teacher workforce.

Research shows that compared to White teachers, teachers of color in the United States have consistently higher rates of turnover, a gap that has widened in the last decade. To better understand how staff demographics influence this phenomenon, researchers studied turnover trends in New York City public schools.