It was the morning after President Trump's surprise victory in the 2016 election. Read More
The University of Austin (UATX) recently did something that should be commonplace in higher education but is surprisingly rare. Read More
As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. Read More
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Billionaire retail magnate Leslie H. Wexner gave Harvard more than $142 million over nearly four decades — far more than publicly known —... Read More
L.A. Unified must detail steep budget cuts or face a county takeover after officials warned that school board decisions ‘erode... Read More
With a record number of new college students failing their first-year English or math classes, SUNY is redesigning those... Read More
A mom on TikTok relatably shares how her older kids are in their rooms all summer, and she feels guilty. Experts offer advice. Read More
It’s Easy to Fear the Future When We Romanticize the Past Read More
Daniel Diermeier, chancellor of Vanderbilt University, and Andrew D. Martin, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, convened the... Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard—which effectively banned racial preferences in higher... Read More
This report explores the potential risks generative AI poses to students and outlines what we can do now to minimize them. Read More
INTRODUCTION It feels surreal to be a public education advocate from Mississippi these days. After decades of derision, my home state has... Read More
This piece was featured in The Washington Post and Inside Higher Ed , among other sources. Read More
Average grades continue to rise in the United States, raising the question of how grade inflation impacts students Read More
One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to... Read More
One of the world's biggest AI companies just launched a free classroom product for teachers. It’s arriving at a complex moment for... Read More
According to the latest Gallup poll, only 38% of U.S. adults have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education. Read More
Gen Z is increasingly turning to trade schools in hopes of future-proofing their careers against A.I. Read More
New funding aims to help schools prepare more bilingual teachers, beginning as early as high school. Read More
The 5th Circuit's decision halts in-state tuition for illegal aliens under the Texas Dream Act, impacting many students’ futures. Read More
A new Gallup/Lumina Foundation poll finds that American’s confidence in higher education has dipped after a moderate uptick last year.... Read More
Some of our leaders are unwilling to extend the choices they exercise to others. Read More
If Johns Hopkins University wanted to signal its seriousness about creating an alternative to the left-leaning orthodoxy that permeates... Read More
For decades, many teachers have pushed back on the idea of performance pay, saying it unfairly pits teachers against one another. But two new... Read More

For decades, many teachers have pushed back on the idea of performance pay, saying it unfairly pits teachers against one another. But two new studies from South Carolina and Texas found that offering merit pay for teachers can benefit students.... Read More
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