Has Trump Killed Political Discourse in the Classroom?
Fearful of the potential for bitter debate around the president and his policies, school administrations around the country have resorted to shutting down student discourse.
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Selective Colleges Take Fewer Low-Income Students, According to a New Report
Less than 20 percent of students at top-tier schools are Pell Grant recipients.
Purdue University Buys a For-Profit Institution
The university has purchased the for-profit Kaplan University for $1 with plans to transform it into a non-profit Indiana public university.
Chicago Has a Controversial Plan to Prepare Students for Life After High School
Will requiring high school students to make post-graduation planshelp or hurt their futures?
It’s Important for Us to Be Critical of STEM Education Efforts
We need to confront the ways in which classroom cultures are shaped to systematically exclude marginalized students.
The Problem With Title I Education Funding
A new report on America's education system highlights problems with Title I funding formulas.
Donald Trump Is Clearly Anti-Common Core, but Is He Also Anti-Teacher?
Based on his lack of support for standards, the answer is probably yes.
The Youngest Casualties in the War on Obesity
School-based nutrition and BMI screenings are meant to improve the health of students, but emerging evidence shows that, not only aren't they helping, they also appear to be triggering deadly eating disorders in children. Now, a small group of activists is taking on the system—and making a difference.
Are Healthy Eating Programs at Schools to Blame for Eating Disorders?
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Have American Schoolteachers Subconsciously Absorbed Climate-Denying Dogma?
We don't let flat-Earthers influence our science curricula. So why should climate skeptics have a say?