Democracies need citizens who share enough in common to talk to each other.

Gen Z charter graduates have more education and earn a lot more than graduates of traditional public schools.

Challenging classes for high achievers is very popular with Oregon voters -- but half of districts do nothing for gifted students.

STEM professors are seeing huge readiness gaps since the University of California went "test-free" in admissions.

Are special-ed "accommodations," such as extra time on tests, setting students up for failure in life?

Boys won't learn how to talk to a real-life girl by chatting with a customized AI "companion" who agrees with everything.

Is tech "abstinence" going too far?

Starting school later helps kids get more sleep and do better -- but why are so many on their phones after midnight?

High school graduation rates are hitting all-time highs, writes Chad Aldeman. Too bad most of the Class of '26 can't do math, his Graduation Gap research shows. Reading scores are down too. Schools are "passing these kids along," says Lance Izumi of the Pacific Research Institute. As standards fall and "credit recovery" booms, states and districts are adopting aspirational Portrait of a Graduate statements. Fordham's Michael Petrilli, soon to be the proud father of a high s

Does edtech actually help kids learn? Parents want schools to drop i-Ready.

Alpha, which claims students can excel with two hours a day of AI-powered learning, hopes to reach 1 million students.

Playing a video game -- with occasional math or vocabulary questions -- now counts as homework.

Los Angeles will ban Chromebooks and tablets for K-2 students and limit screen time for older students as the ed-tech backlash spreads.

AI will turn college students into zombies and ivied colleges into empty cathedrals of dead faith.

Jon Haidt told NYU graduates to "pay attention" and live in the real world. Some wanted him disinvited, saying his views are "unsettling" and he's not prestigious.

Should kindergarten teachers be responsible for potty training and diaper changes?

Reading and math achievement was improving, until 2013. Then it started to slide, even more the pandemic.

American childhood is free-range online, supervised in real life.

Parents have more choices. Will public schools learn to compete?

Can homeschooling parents do as well as professional teachers?