How Wealth Inequality Drives Educational Disparities in America

This policy brief will examine how wealth inequality limits access to quality education across the United States, the ways in which funding models based on local property taxes perpetuate systemic disparities, and propose reforms to ensure equitable opportunities for all students.

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Kaitlyn Letien

September 29, 2025

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Inquiry-driven, this project may reflect personal views, aiming to enrich problem-related discourse.

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Solutions to Stopping United States Political Polarization

Capstones - 2022

Katelin Wong

This brief explains how the United States’ political primary structure creates radical politicians through party primaries, which allow a marginal faction of extreme voters to choose a candidate for the general election. This leads to intense polarization as each party selects a candidate most suited to their interests, killing American centrism.

Educator Pay Strain in the United States

Capstones Summer 2025

Nia Gupte

This policy brief examines the persistent pay gap between U.S. teachers and similarly educated professionals, with a focus on how it impacts recruitment, retention, and educational equity. Low-income and rural communities face disproportionate challenges as teacher shortages intensify, reducing access to experienced educators. Current federal policy offers limited direct salary support, leaving state and local initiatives to fill the gap.

Political Polarization: An In-Depth Analysis of the Current Political Climate in America

Capstones Fall 2025

Alisha Sachdeva

Political polarization is spreading throughout America, creating a volatile and even dangerous climate. Nearly 30% of Americans, per PBS, now see violence as a solution. The troubling divide it is creating between citizens of one, united country is beginning to affect everyday life and trickling hate on all sides, parties, and spectrums.

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Other Fellowship Capstones

Solutions to Stopping United States Political Polarization

Educator Pay Strain in the United States

Political Polarization: An In-Depth Analysis of the Current Political Climate in America