Libby Nelson
Former Editorial Director, Politics & Policy
Latest articles by Libby Nelson
Black students are punished more often and more severely than their white peers, and behavior alone can’t explain the difference.
The president now thinks kids are tested too much, and he’s vowed to use his authority to cut down on the number of tests they take.
Both sides blame Common Core.
Police officers in classrooms are just the tip of the iceberg
Once you adjust for student demographics, Massachusetts is still in the lead, but Texas and Florida look a lot better.
It answers three important questions for college students and their families.
Most college presidents are politically liberal. But when it comes to federal higher education policy, they act like any other industry the government is trying to regulate.
Bernie Sanders likes to talk about Denmark. But Scotland’s experiment with free college has lessons for the US too.
The pre-K program kept at-risk students out of special education, and investors are keeping most of the savings.