The Teen-Disengagement Crisis
By middle school, many kids’ interest in learning falls off a cliff. The ripple effects could last for years.
The Secret That Colleges Should Stop Keeping
Despite ever-higher sticker prices, the real cost of getting a degree has been going down.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
How School Drop-Off Became a Nightmare
More parents are driving kids than ever before. The result is mayhem.
The Man Who Died for the Liberal Arts
In 1942, aboard ship and heading for war, a young sailor—my uncle—wrote a letter home, describing and defining the principles he was fighting for.
Donald Trump vs. American History
He has promised to impose his harmful, erroneous claims on school curricula in a second term.
Donald Trump contra la historia estadounidense
Ha prometido imponer sus afirmaciones dañinas y erróneas en los planes de estudios escolares en un segundo mandato.
How Reconstruction Created American Public Education
Freedpeople and their advocates persuaded the nation to embrace schooling for all.
Parent Diplomacy Is Overwhelming Teachers
And it’s only getting worse.
Is Holocaust Education Making Anti-Semitism Worse?
Using dead Jews as symbols isn’t helping living ones.
Special Ed Shouldn’t Be Separate
Isolating kids from their peers is unjust.
American Family Policy Is Holding Schools Back
A child’s ability to succeed in the classroom is powerfully influenced by their home environment. Giving parents the support they need could be key to fixing American education.
Why Adults Still Dream About School
Long after graduation, anxiety in waking life often drags dreamers back into the classroom.
Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive
How will they interpret the past?
Redshirt the Boys
Why boys should start school a year later than girls
The Problem With Kindergarten
Early education is vital. So why aren’t students guaranteed access to it?
The State Finally Letting Teens Sleep In
Adolescents in the U.S. are chronically sleep-deprived, in part because most schools start too early. This summer, California will become the first state in the nation to require later start times.