Education
Analysis and reporting on America’s schools, from kindergarten to college.
Elon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the entire civil workforce.
The surprising success of universal preschool.
What two new executive orders mean for trans youth.
What it’s like to go to school in the shadow of ICE.
The Roberts Court’s slash-and-burn approach to the separation of church and state is unlikely to end any time soon.
RFK Jr. wants to get ultra-processed foods out of school lunch. It’s harder than it sounds.
Disasters like the California wildfires are costing kids their education.
Inside the “marathon” race to get into college.
Trump’s win has ignited a wave of bullying — again.
This is what happens when kids don’t read for pleasure anymore.
Getting rid of the agency would cause a lot of harm and wouldn’t really change school curriculum.
Trump could weaponize Title IX against trans kids.
Grade-tracking apps are giving kids anxiety.
What young people want out of this election
Students of all ages still haven’t made up the ground they lost during the pandemic.
Preliminary data shows a negative impact on Black enrollment at some universities.
A guide to filling out the federal financial aid form for the upcoming school year.
Scientific fraud kills people. Should it be illegal?
New research finds labor stoppages raised wages without harming student learning.
Some families of students with disabilities feel pushed out of public schools.
And how university campuses can do better this fall.
How the top campus job became so complex and public this year.
The end of amateurism finally comes for college sports. Will we miss it?
Seventy years after the Brown decision, many students are divided by their race and socioeconomic status.
Protecting radical dissent requires tolerating right-wing speech.
A new book on youth suicide clusters offers perspective on prevention.
And is it feasible? Plus three other questions about the student protesters’ demands.
The Columbia protests and the debate over pro-Palestinian college students, explained.
Deescalating conflict around protests was possible, but many colleges turned to law enforcement instead.
Campus protests for Gaza may be the biggest of the 21st century.
The crackdown on protesters at Columbia and elsewhere lays bare the challenge of balancing academic freedom with student safety.
And for decades, schools have tried to crack down on their activism.
As the school year winds down, colleges are still grappling with student speech.
The number of first-time filers has dropped 40 percent since the new FAFSA’s bungled rollout.
Minnesota found a way to make college a good deal.
What banning phones in schools can — and can’t — do.
Why so many college applicants are worried about being able to afford school.
Yale and Dartmouth are bringing testing back — but thousands of other schools aren’t.