The Purpose of Education—According to Students
Teens respond to questions about the role of schools and teachers in their lives.
The Risks and Rewards of Student-Exchange Programs
Pen pals and school visits can help students connect with one another, but they can also end up discouraging students from less fortunate backgrounds.
What's Lost When Only Rich Kids Play Sports
The income disparity in youth athletics has effects on health and success that stretch far into adulthood.
The Rural Higher-Education Crisis
When it comes to college enrollment, students in Middle America—many of them white—face an uphill battle against economic and cultural deterrents.
Education Isn't the Key to a Good Income
A growing body of research debunks the idea that school quality is the main determinant of economic mobility.
How Campus Sexual Assault Became So Politicized
The Trump administration has announced that it’s rescinding college-rape policies put in place by President Obama.
The Most Polarizing Education Reformer in New York City
In a new memoir, Eva Moskowitz recounts how her revered—and notorious—Success Academy charter-school network came to be.
Radio Atlantic: What Are Public Schools For?
Back-to-school season means a host of laments about America's failing public education system. But what is it failing to do?
Boys Are Not Defective
Girls in the Middle East do better than boys in school by a greater margin than almost anywhere else in the world: a case study in motivation, mixed messages, and the condition of boys everywhere.
How the Humanities Can Train Entrepreneurs
A Canadian business program is making literature, philosophy, and the arts part of the curriculum in hopes of enhancing both fields of study—and students’ careers—in the process.
What Ole Miss Can Teach Universities About Grappling With Their Pasts
Comparing the methods of Oxford University in the U.K. with those of the University of Mississippi shows there’s much to learn from the latter’s conscientious attempts at dealing with its history of racism.
What DACA's End Could Mean for Colleges
The potential cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program raises questions about the future of undocumented students in higher education.
The Early Decision Racket, Redux
Why Back-to-School Season Feels Like the New Year—Even for Adults
The arrival of fall and the start of classes seems to many like a beginning, for reasons ranging from biology to nostalgia.
The Murkiness of Sexual Consent on College Campuses
Vanessa Grigoriadis shares insights from her new book on sexual culture and Title IX issues in colleges today.
Is Free Speech Really Challenged on Campus?
Two historians debate the role of universities in fostering a commitment to the open exchange of ideas.
The Student Who Taught Me to Grow Up
Matt Weiss was the “fun teacher,” but one of his most determined students came to school in search of a more serious learning experience.
The Controversy Behind Chicago's Diploma Mandate
Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to set students up for success after graduation. But at public schools, even the best ideas often have unintended consequences.
The Question of Race in Campus Sexual-Assault Cases
Is the system biased against men of color?
A Simple Way to Bring Down College-Application Costs
Allowing students to report their own standardized-test scores could ease some of the financial burden of the process.