Many believe that artificial intelligence lowers the academic bar for K–12 students by outsourcing thinking to machines. But evidence... Read More

Clean, precise prose is now a liability, and non-native English speakers and autistic writers are often paying the price. Read More

The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may... Read More

Americans are increasingly willing to view speech as a “product,” subject to regulation in the same way physical substances like alcohol... Read More

New CDI white paper on how generative AI can support—and complicate—dialogue skills in higher education. Explore the evidence and... Read More

Slowly, hesitantly, I’ve let the thought creep into my consciousness: what if AI is better than me at my job?  Read More

No screens in the bedroom. Ever. Read More

For the better part of a decade, a familiar narrative has taken hold: Young men are adrift—detached from work, disconnected from... Read More

Former Harvard University President Claudine Gay is set to teach multiple courses at the Ivy League school in the upcoming academic year,... Read More

Parents have yet another choice to make in raising their children: whether to keep their children back a year from entering kindergarten. Read More

Earth Day, born in 1970 from public outrage over pollution, marked a turning point in U.S. environmental policy. Read More

A call to cancel first-year writing Read More

Average grades continue to rise in the United States, raising the question of how grade inflation impacts students Read More

Reversing the decline of trust in America’s universities will be impossible without thoroughly assessing the politicization of the... Read More

Many young men today have lower earnings and career prospects compared to earlier cohorts. They have fewer friends, socialize less, and are... Read More

About nine in 10 college students are confident that their degree is teaching them career-relevant skills that will help them secure... Read More

U.S. family policy isn’t designed to support strong families. In truth, there is hardly a U.S. family policy to speak of. Read More

For a decade, we’ve heard that the college degree is fading. Employers are dropping requirements. Skills matter more than... Read More

Under H.B. 5468, families would be required to file in-person paperwork before beginning to homeschool and to provide annual documentation. Read More

In our Semiquincentennial year, America’s civic muscle needs to be exercised.  Read More

A meditation on immigration, philosophy, and magic. Read More

Student behavior in the classroom is not improving, and teachers want parents to do more.  Read More

If schools could identify problems early and deliver treatment widely, reformers promised, mental illnesses could be prevented; academic and... Read More

Only 10 US states mandate recess time. It should be all 50 of them — imagine the boost to kids’ mental and physical health. Read More

Examining foreign funding and influence in U.S. K-12 schools, focusing on Iran-linked support and national security concerns. Read More

Hidden deep in the California desert is a university where internet is banned and students are taught the meaning of life.  Read More

When Richard Nixon ended the draft in January 1973, America lost something vital to its soul. Read More