Education reform, at least its most contentious elements, didn't have a great night Tuesday.In Arizona, nearly two-thirds of voters... Read More

The cult of safetyism dates only to about 2013. That was the start of an era in which it became worryingly common to hear that, on this or... Read More

In recent months, two of America's most prestigious literary institutions have found themselves embroiled in heated debates over the... Read More

On a Friday in mid-August, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos quietly announced that she would abolish the Obama administration's gainful... Read More

With political attacks and civil unrest on the rise, and the tolerance for free speech rapidly declining, Michelle Obama offered a glimpse of... Read More

When Leonor Grave moved from Portugal to the United States in 2012 to start boarding school, she and her family had some inkling of what she... Read More

When the November elections finally arrived, I inspected the Gallup midterm poll showing the top 12 issues in the campaign. Fortunately,... Read More

When Allyssa DiGiovancarlo was in high school, she remembers, she had a teacher who would always preach the importance of civic engagement,... Read More

There is a moment in former University of Chicago President Hanna Holborn Gray's memoir, An Academic Life (Princeton University Press, 2018),... Read More

We know: You're bummed that the 2018 midterm election is over. No more candidate platforms to parse. No more fundraising emails in your spam... Read More

Many parents want to know how much time their kids should be spending in front of screens, whether it's their smartphones, tablets or TV.For... Read More

Changing the college application process and emphasizing civics education in high school can create university environments where speech... Read More

Samantha remembers her high-school days more as a trial version of college. She seems part amused, part ashamed as she recalls the hours she... Read More

On the 15th day of the proceedings, a crowd poured into the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse. Eager spectators took an elevator to the fifth... Read More

Election Day is one time you shouldn't scold your teenagers for cutting class. After all, walking out of school to vote or to support your... Read More

Does it matter who operates America's public schools?That's a central question in the national debate about education and the movement to... Read More

Oklahoma educators Sherrie Conley and Steve Jarman each remember the exact moment they decided to run for office.It was April 2, the first... Read More

Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to “shake the foundations of New York City education” in 2014 with a new program called Renewal, a... Read More

Morale sags at the Education Department — Midterms watch — Democrats challenge change to College Scorecard Read More

Democrats are poised to make gains in the midterm elections next week, potentially even taking back the U.S. House of Representatives and... Read More

New federal rules governing campus sexual-assault cases will require that accused students be allowed to cross-examine their accusers,... Read More

The heads of Princeton, Rutgers and the University of Wisconsin-Madison penned a joint letter Thursday urging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos... Read More

The University of California, Davis, is launching a pilot hiring program that eliminates the requirement -- typical in department... Read More

When Congress authorized a $350 million fund to help fix a popular but troubled student loan forgiveness program earlier this year,... Read More