Other Asian-American advocacy organizations applaud attempts to secure access to education for communities of color.

• By Massoud Hayoun

By fourth grade, girls are better than boys at reading and, especially, writing. New research finds this gap then increases as they get older.

• By Tom Jacobs

Fewer females drop out of doctoral programs if they have a significant number of same-sex peers.

• By Tom Jacobs

How can universities convince them to share that information?

• By Francie Diep

A new book repackages old complaints about college kids, while also discouraging protest.

• By Noah Berlatsky

Access to nature appears to provide kids with a specific cognitive advantage.

• By Tom Jacobs

Podcasters, rather than the conventional media or education establishment, are in a position to shape the tone and content of public discourse.

• By James McWilliams

The unique teaching model, piloted in Minneapolis, focuses on students' strengths and teachers' relationship with the classroom.

• By Tara García Mathewson

The proposed policies could go into effect without requiring a vote from Congress.

• By Rebecca Worby

States are struggling to both recruit and retain teachers.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Twelve states cut general funding for schools by 7 percent last school year.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Often college students nearing graduation have bills that, while small, could prevent them from graduating. Many universities now offer micro-grants to cover such expenses, which helps keep such students on track to graduation.

• By Emrys Eller

In the first year of a new program, a large San Diego school district experienced small victories—despite some growing pains.

• By Michael Elsen-Rooney

One study suggests it's possible but not feasible.

• By James McWilliams

An uptick in federal investigations into the mishandling of sexual assault on college campuses has done little to affect applications or donations to universities.

• By Jared Keller

Instead of making students memorize facts, we should teach them to ask questions.

• By David M. Perry

Paul Quinn College in Dallas became the nation's first urban work college. Now it's expanding to a second campus and creating a consortium of other urban colleges that may join the work college movement.

• By Delece Smith-Barrow

Few states have laws mandating district mergers, a fact that leaves financially distressed districts with no recovery option.

• By Dwyer Gunn

A new book argues that American democracy depends on an unlikely source: the English department.

• By James McWilliams

Girls-only shop classes are gaining traction, and the timing is right: A shortage of skilled workers is driving up wages in male-dominated trades such as auto repair, construction, and welding. But educators say these classes offer more than job prospects. They are also a source of empowerment.

• By Brenda Iasevoli

And what can other federal programs learn from their success?

• By Dwyer Gunn

An additional 18 million kids attended schools where officials didn't test the drinking water for lead, or where officials didn't know whether they had tested.

• By Francie Diep

For decades, a small federal program has been helping the students of farmworkers win at college by smothering them with support.

• By Wayne D'Orio

If affirmative action is abolished there will undoubtedly be increased pressure to also eliminate admissions criteria that favor a very different demographic—children of alumni and donors.

• By Daniel Golden