How Hard Do Professors Actually Work?
A recent Twitter battle revealed that faculty members themselves can’t agree on an answer.
Education
The New Tax Law’s Subtle Subversion of Public Schools
The law will facilitate private-school attendance and put more obstacles in front of the neediest students.
Notre Dame Switches Its Position on Birth-Control Coverage—Again
The university will bar “abortion-inducing drugs” from its insurance plans but begin covering “simple contraceptives,” a move its president calls a “complex decision.”
A New Leader in the Push for Diversity of Thought on Campus
Professor Debra Mashek is leaving a tenured job at Harvey Mudd College to lead Heterodox Academy.
What Kids Are Really Learning About Slavery
A new report finds that the topic is mistaught and often sentimentalized—and students are alarmingly misinformed as a result.
Employers Are Setting Workers Up for Failure
Artificial intelligence could bring huge revenue increases for companies—but not if they don't train their employees for the new era.
What Trump Didn't Say About Education
Experts aren’t surprised by the president’s failure to mention it in his State of the Union.
How Should Atheism Be Taught?
The endowment of the country’s first college chair for the study of the subject draws attention to the complexity of nonbelief in America today.
The Outdated Study That Education Reformers Keep Citing
Mark Zuckerberg and others continue to tout the potential of personalized learning, pointing to decades-old research that’s been practically impossible to duplicate.
The Nassar Investigation That Never Made Headlines
Looking into a 2014 Title IX complaint, Michigan State University found no evidence of misconduct.