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

Political science professors are increasingly being forced to choose which form of inclusivity to prioritize. That decision will have a large impact on the face of higher education for decades to come.

• By Seth Masket

An influential conservative online ecosystem targets teachers whose expressed opinions question the dominance of white men.

• By James McWilliams

In a new study, prospective teachers were more likely to judge behavior as hostile if the child was African American.

• By Tom Jacobs

The Trump administration is reversing Obama-era guidelines urging colleges to consider race in admissions practices.

• By Kate Wheeling

Could the objective assurance in correct answers mandated in mathematics education teach students to be similarly calculating and assured when it comes to daily moral conundrums?

• By James McWilliams

The NEA reports an increased interest in poetry—but when we focus too much on numbers, we diminish the experience that makes poetry so vital.

• By Chad Bennett

In his latest collection, the poet Terrance Hayes finds common ground with the many threats to our democracy.

• By Rebecca Stoner

It seems the Department of Justice is, once again, setting its sights on free speech on college campuses.

• By Jared Keller

A slanted version of the events at Evergreen College keeps driving the conservative news cycle—all while students suffer.

• By Noah Berlatsky

Candidates cheer for themselves before sitting the National College Entrance Examination (a.k.a. Gaokao) outside an exam site on June 7th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

And that makes it hard for kids to choose the right school.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Circle up and grab a talking stick—it could save schools from violent outbursts.

• By Ashley Hackett

The plan calls for increased law enforcement at schools and active shooter training for students.

• By Rebecca Worby

Solidarity creates a formidable challenge for the New York City university's administration.

• By Arvind Dilawar

Operating out of a remodeled shipping container at a busy traffic junction, Signal School is making education more accessible for homeless children in India.

• By Puja Changoiwala

An emphasis on the humanities in medical school trains future doctors to become proficient in the social and cultural context of health care.

• By Angira Patel

The Democratic Party may have finally identified a message with staying power.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Do overblown fears of the First Amendment's demise undermine healthy debate?

• By James McWilliams

How billionaires and college administrators are using their power to silence students.

• By David M. Perry

School officials shouldn't joke about calling the cops on vulnerable children. They should also stop treating non-compliance as criminal.

• By David M. Perry