Choosing Between Shelter and School
Antiquated procedures and limited resources prevent many homeless children from having a stable education experience.
Did Jeff Sessions Champion Desegregation?
Trump’s nominee for attorney general claims to have “filed 20 or 30” desegregation cases as U.S. attorney in Alabama, but there’s little evidence to support that.
How Do American Students Compare to Their International Peers?
The most recent math results from an international survey place the United States near the bottom.
Where Students Get Two Years of College in High School for Free
A small private school in western Massachusetts has launched a network of tuition-free early colleges across the country.
How to Find Teachers of Color Who Want to Stay on the Job
A charter network is leveraging its pool of former students in an effort to get more educators of color on staff.
Why For-Profit Colleges Are Undaunted by the Trump University Case
Many players in the sector have seen their stocks climb since the election.
The Challenge of Manufacturing a Diverse Campus
A charter in Detroit that sought to attract families of all races and incomes is seeing real integration. But it might not stay that way.
The Playground Where Babies Learn to Talk
A campaign to encourage brain development is using parks to deliver its message to children and their caregivers.
Grief's Front Lines and Plastic Best Friends: This Week in Education Writing
Seven days of stories about school
What Is the Future of the Office for Civil Rights?
Experts with varying opinions weigh in on what the arm of the Department of Education could look like under Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos.
The Notable Silence of New York's Charter-School Leaders
Betsy DeVos is an advocate of education choice, so why haven’t many of her colleagues rallied behind her?
The Psychological Trauma of a Multi-Generation War
Colombian children have never lived in a world where their country was not fighting. Now, as peace finally seems probable, the nation is grappling with the mental-health fallout from the conflict.
Why Las Vegas Is Recruiting Uncertified Teachers
A shortage of educators has prompted one of the nation’s largest school districts to make some controversial hirings.
The Diverse Choices of PhDs of Color
The Unmanufactured Impact of a Plastic Best Friend
For a 10-year-old child with autism, a Playmobil doll is a communicative, social, and emotional lifeline.
When Finnish Teachers Work in America’s Public Schools
There are more restrictions to professional freedom in the United States, and the educators find the school day overly rigid.
The Push to Diversify Gifted-and-Talented Programs
The classes tend to be incredibly segregated, but one school in New York City is working to change that—the first citywide effort to do so.
5 Things to Know About Betsy DeVos, Trump's Pick for Education Secretary
The prominent Michigan philanthropist is an ardent supporter of charter schools.
What Is Faculty Diversity Worth to a University?
The “invisible labor” done by professors of color is not usually rewarded with tenure and promotion. But it is more important now than ever.
How Canadian Schools Succeed in Nudging Indigenous Students Through College
Could an approach that succeeded in getting the minority group to college work in the United States?