Forty-five years ago Ronald Reagan promised to abolish the Department of Education. Now, more than a generation later, Donald Trump has...
When the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) was first administered in 1969, nearly nine out of 10 American children were... Read More
In a letter to Columbia’s president and trustees last week, the Trump administration issued a set of demands that it described as a...
Many in higher education worry Trump’s efforts to bend academia to his will could end American leadership in research and science....
Nicholas Kent, nominated for Under Secretary of Education, has a significant opportunity to help the Department of Education overcome the... Read More
Viktor Orbán came for me. Donald Trump is coming for you. Here’s what to do.
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Data on child outcomes shows small choices parents make usually aren’t life-altering.
EdTech’s 2012 promise of innovation became a screen-heavy reality, stunting healthy brain growth.
It is probable that by the end of the spring, more than half of American schoolchildren will have access to private school choice—the... Read More
Now more than ever, it seems, politics demands our attention. It is difficult to predict what developments await us in the coming week, much...
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A federal judge on Thursday ruled the Trump administration could not deport Georgetown fellow Badar Khan Suri, who the university said was...
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Northwestern denied tenure to Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher and plans not to renew his position in August 2026, Medill Dean Charles Whitaker...
Davidson College student fights for her free speech rights.
Ohio State is under investigation by the federal government for antisemitism and harassment on campus, along with 59 other universities...
The letter claimed the United States student visa system has become a “Trojan horse” that provides Beijing unrestricted access to top...
The Harvard Math Department will pilot a new introductory course aimed at rectifying a lack of foundational algebra skills among students,...
The third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, 93% or more of them have...
Just as coastlines demarcate boundaries where land meets water, mission statements, accreditation, Carnegie classifications, and statutory...
Four out of five interventions tested led to 'adverse' or 'negative' effects on some pupils.
Sixty-two percent (62%) of voters believe that parents have too little control over their children's education. A Napolitan Institute surve...
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating...
On February 14, Trump administration officials at the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education released guidance in...
In an opinion on Tuesday, a federal judge found that suspension of programs aimed at training and supporting educators would have “grave...
American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all...
The school faces a deadline to yield to administration demands in negotiations over federal funding.
‘Extraordinary fear’ takes hold at universities as Trump campaign threatens investigations or loss of federal funds.
After the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in higher education, there was legitimate worry that Black and Hispanic students would be...
A lobbyist for the College Board delivered a sharp warning to William Slater last month.
Five years after classes went virtual during COVID, some districts shift online when weather strikes. But others still can't quite make it...
Three new episodes of Emily Hanford’s groundbreaking podcast have a lot to teach about following evidence and sticking with what works
Lawyers call for answers on behalf of Texas parents who say their daughter was being secretly referred to by masculine name and male pronouns.
The mother of a girl attending an Illinois middle school said that after her daughter refused to change her clothes in front of a biological...
When the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) was first administered in 1969, nearly nine out of 10 American children were born into married, two-parent homes. By 2023, this number had decreased to six out of 10 children on average, with wide variations across racial groups. Stunning disparities in married, two-parent households by race tightl... Read More
The best and worst campuses for free speech, based on a survey of more than 55,000 students.