Harvard Graduate School of Education's Meira Levinson argues that recovering the civic purposes of public schools will take more than tweaking their curricula. Drawing on political theory, empirical research and her own experience from teaching at an all-black middle school in Atlanta, Levinson calls on schools to remake civic education.

Recognizing that the land is a gift, Duvall’s characters embrace redemption and service to self, to community, and (even when misguided) to God.

Congress has made a serious error by limiting the control of banks to companies engaged in financial activities. Hopefully the FDIC will not follow suit.

Ben S. Bernanke was sworn into office just over two weeks ago as the new chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Mr. Bernanke will review the current state of the U.S. economy and discuss economic security for U.S. workers in the context of a new global economy. He...

While more regulatory scrutiny of the already-chastened GSEs is probably needed, alterations that would change the system are not.

The recently announced acquisition of Nationwide Federal Credit Union by Nationwide Bank brings a whole new perspective to the credit union conversion issue.

What lessons on student loans can be learned from the searing national misadventure with mortgages?

As government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are subject to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations that require them to foster the growth of low-income and minority home ownership. Over the years, many studies have questioned whether the performance of these GSEs has been satisfactory...