American higher education has a dropout problem. About one in three students who enroll in college never earn a degree. But a promising... Read More

With the exception of white and wealthy students, who are the most mobile when it comes to enrolling in a college outside their home state,... Read More

An intelligence crisis could undermine our problem-solving capacities and dim the prospects of the global economy. Decades of research... Read More

The mere fact that the College Board sees a need for an “adversity score” is a tacit admission that the SAT isn't fair for all... Read More

University of Oxford is promising a "sea-change" in admissions, with plans for a quarter of students to come from disadvantaged backgrounds... Read More

New research finds the approach does help students graduate — but raises big questions about whether it actually helps them learn. Read More

Late last month, New York Times' national education reporter Dana Goldstein wrote about public school choice and segregated schools in San... Read More

Montel Medley barely spoke when he was 3 years old. His mother remembers him repeatedly saying one word, “truck,” and almost... Read More

Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci's litany of exquisite but unfinished work shows he probably had an attention disorder common to modern... Read More

A broad swath of private colleges across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions are expected to miss their enrollment goals for the fall... Read More

Assembly Bill 221 in California would prohibit school districts from entering into a contract with a third-party organization that employs... Read More

Howard Fuller hails from Milwaukee, the most segregated major city in the country. He says it doesn't bother him, though. The decorated... Read More

Responding to parent pleas, high schools are granting special test-taking accommodations to growing numbers. A Wall Street Journal analysis... Read More

Teachers are frustrated over low and stagnant pay. But labor costs for districts are going up rapidly due to pension and health-benefit... Read More

Amid the rush and furor over free speech controversies at college and university campuses across the nation it's easy to lose track of the... Read More

Helping young people identify and make their unique contribution is motivating and great preparation for the innovation economy–and... Read More

Florida public school performance has never been better. Once adjusted for demographics, the state ranks No. 1, No. 1, No. 3 and No. 8 on the... Read More