Should Britain Abolish Private Schools?
After the country elected its 20th Etonian prime minister, some are questioning whether its education system is the solution to the country’s stagnant social mobility—or the problem.
Why Rhode Island’s Governor Is Taking Over Providence’s Public Schools
The city’s schools have been failing for decades. The state believes it can fix them by stepping in.
As the Strike Approached in Chicago, Teachers Taught Labor
“I asked the kids, ‘Do you want to know what we’re fighting about?’” said one teacher. They did.
An Attempt to Resegregate Little Rock, of All Places
A battle over local control in a city that was the face of integration shows the extent of the new segregation problem in the U.S.
Why Is America So Obsessed With Ivy League Schools?
The college-admissions process is so fraught with hysteria, many parents attempt to cheat their kids into elite institutions.
The College-Admissions Scandal Was Better Than a Movie
The Lifetime film adaptation barely had to make anything up.
Every Child Can Become a Lover of Books
Michelle Martin, a professor at the University of Washington, helps librarians create spaces that are welcoming to kids of all backgrounds.
The Contradiction at the Heart of Public Education
Gifted education puts in tension two equally treasured American ideals: egalitarianism and individualism.
Why Is Middle School So Hard for So Many People?
It doesn’t have to be this way.
College Students Just Want Normal Libraries
Schools have been on a mission to reinvent campus libraries—even though students just want the basics.
Harvard Won This Round, but Affirmative Action Is Weak
A judge ruled that the university’s use of race in admissions was not discriminatory. But decades of case law have already severely limited the scope of such policies.
How a Kids’-News Outlet Is Explaining Impeachment
When explosive political allegations arise, Time for Kids is there to translate them for young audiences.
What Fan Fiction Teaches That the Classroom Doesn’t
Everyone leaves feedback and reviews for one another, leading to a sprawling, communal learning environment.
The Cat With a Campus Wrapped Around His Paw
For the past two years, Moxie has been invading classrooms and riding around Kenyon College atop students’ backpacks.
How College Changes the Parent-Child Relationship
The distance can actually strengthen the bond.
The First of the ‘Yale Women’
The university went fully coed 50 years ago. Four of its first female students remember their freshman year.
How to Keep Teachers From Leaving the Profession
After 38 years in education, Judith Harper thinks what teachers are missing is more time to learn from one another.
I Was Never Taught Where Humans Came From
Many American students, myself included, never learn the human part of evolution.
Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers
A lot rides on how parents present the activity to their kids.
Back-to-School Night Is Hard for Single Parents
Meant to be welcoming, such events can make solo parents feel isolated.