I was born at the peak of the baby boom, the second of four children. (Today is my birthday.) Most of us weren't planned, but we were...

A Japanese company will stop making diapers for babies and shift production to adult diapers, reports the BBC. Adult diapers have been a...

"Anti-racism" is a kind of "neo-racism," argues Coleman Hughes in his new book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind...

"Aggression and abuse" are now "an accepted part of campus activism," writes Theo Baker, a Stanford sophomore, in The Atlantic. When...

Measuring teacher quality is tricky, and that makes it hard to tell if there's a good-teacher gap, writes Fordham's Michael Petrilli in...

Most teachers like teaching, enjoy the flexible work schedule, live comfortably and are no more likely to quit their profession than...

Are the liberal arts conservative?, asks Emma Green in a New Yorker story about the revival of "classical education." A growing number of...

Phone-centered childhood is a disaster, writes Jonathan Haidt in The Atlantic. In the early 2010s, "adolescents in rich countries traded...

The Peacocks of Saint Peter’s University were blown out of the NCAA basketball tournament in the first round, losing to University of...

Four years ago, schools across the country closed their doors. It was supposed to be for two weeks or three or . . . Most schools stayed...

Funding schools based on enrollment rather than attendance would be "more equitable," a superintendent told Rick Hess as they waited to...

It's easier to get A's and harder to get an education, writes Fordham's Michael Petrilli. Expectations started falling and grades...

It's time to dump college admissions essays, writes Matthew Levey on The 74. Test scores and good grades in challenging courses are...

"Super strict schools" are "increasingly popular" in England, writes Emma Bubola in the New York Times. She focuses on Michaela, an...

California wants its citizens to be happy, reports Lynn La on Cal Matters. The Legislature, which once made "self-esteem" a running joke...

Teaching is "oppressive." Teachers should "guide" students to discover things on their own, based on their interests, but shouldn't...

Students taught a structured, knowledge-rich curriculum starting in kindergarten earned higher reading, math and science scores in third...

Most teachers who leave their jobs don't earn more eight years later, reports Sarah D. Sparks in Education Week. Most who left a large...

Public school spending rose by 25 percent per student in inflation-adjusted dollars from 2002 to 2020, reports the Reason Foundation....

Seventy-two percent of teenagers say they often or sometimes feel "peaceful" when they're without their smartphones, according to a Pew...