Education
Analysis and reporting on America’s schools, from kindergarten to college.
Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s first Latino commissioner of public education, led the state’s schools in responding to Covid-19.
Surveillance software for remote learning is drawing criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers.
The article has been roundly criticized for attacking Biden for using the title “doctor” before her name.
Biden and Congress will have until January 31, 2021 to decide how to help over 40 million student loan borrowers.
American higher education, with its focus on grades and metrics, often trains students for a lifetime of capitalist service — whether they want it or not.
Boomers like me who paid off all of our student loans need to give millennials a break.
What Biden’s plan to reopen schools safely in the pandemic could look like, according to an epidemiologist.
A study of 150 interventions in developing countries finds that many education programs don’t work. Here are the ones that do.
The state will maintain its ban on using the controversial practice in hiring and admissions decisions.
For parents who can’t afford “pods,” some small businesses and nonprofits are filling the void.
Part-time school during the pandemic might create as many problems as it solves.
Black students get punished more harshly than white students. The president actually has a ton of power to do something about it.
Schools across America have opened their doors. Here’s how it’s going so far.
It’s only Trump’s latest attack on foreign students.
The shift to online education is worsening inequality. These schools have lessons that could help.
What schools and families can do to protect students’ mental health in the Covid-19 pandemic.
A silver lining in a troubling time.
At schools around the US, suspensions and dismissals are rising along with cases. And a growing number of students are seeing classes go online.
Students from 7 to 19 years old on their hopes and worries about the coming school year.
The formula predicted rich kids would do better than poor kids who’d earned the same grades in class.
This fall, AI could be watching students social distance and checking their masks.
We should allow kids to take a gap year and waive standardized testing before it’s too late.
As schools prepare for fall, students in special education are being left out of the conversation.
Students are campaigning for more diverse texts, ethnic studies programs, and curriculums that highlight underrepresented groups.
How to make education more equitable during the Covid-19 crisis.
How to help parents and kids when schools are closed, according to experts.
If schools in America do reopen, other countries have some best practices worth adopting.
Returning foreign students will be able to take online-only course loads and remain in the US this fall.
Solving the school problem is crucial for parents and kids. Here’s what experts say would help.
Since Trump took office, foreign students have only faced greater challenges in coming to the US.
Getting schools open again can be done, but it’ll take a lot of money and a real plan.
Workers at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ask: “What side of history will this organization be on moving forward?”
It’s the biggest gift so far by any individual or couple for racial justice.
Park County hasn’t been able to figure out who is behind a 2,100-acre center for education reform. It’s Reed Hastings.
America can (and should) save small businesses with money, but schools are what teach kids to read.
“Leave behind all the old ways of thinking that divide us: sexism, racial prejudice, status, greed,” Obama said. “Set the world on a different path.”
Advocates say the rules will hurt survivors.
A sudden switch to online learning reveals a slew of challenges for educators.
Some are considering a gap year, a later transfer date, or a college closer to home.
As school goes digital, low-income students are being left behind.