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If you spend any time doomscrolling on social media, you might be excused for thinking we no longer have common commitments. After all, if we... Read More
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Beginning in August, the LSAT—the required entrance exam for law school admissions—will only be administered in person to protect the... Read More
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This survey offers a first look at how students across the country are responding to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Read More
New interactive compares learning across 3 million students, 42,000 schools and more than 10,000 districts. Read More
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The Ivy League institution needs to address its grade inflation problem. Read More
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Steve Cortes investigates the rapidly growing trend of foreign students attending American universities in huge numbers, including 6,000... Read More

Most parents assume that if their children are earning A’s and B’s, they must be meeting grade-level standards. After all, A is the highest grade possible. Getting a B is the next best thing. If students weren’t meeting the school’s expectations—if they were academically behind and at risk of falling further—they wouldn’t bring home such good grades. Right... Read More

The best and worst campuses for free speech, based on a survey of more than 55,000 students.