Not all education problems are solvable, if we just try hard enough or spend enough, argues Freddie DeBoer in a column on optimism bias. ...

Florida is approving new "anti-woke" social studies textbooks, reports Sarah Mervosh in the New York Times. Some publishers think the...

An influx of unprepared students, admitted by a new lottery system, is destroying Philadelphia's top-ranked school, charges a report by...

Columbia University, know for its core curriculum in humanities, has become the first Ivy League school to drop SAT/ACT scores as an...

In Culver City (CA), ninth- and tenth-grade honors classes were eliminated, reports Sara Randazzo in the Wall Street Journal. Officials...

Writing social studies standards is always controversial. Often they're vague and meaningless, but sometimes they're insanely detailed,...

As many New York City middle schools end selective admissions, middle- and upper-middle-class parents are considering private schools or...

A majority of parents are considering a new school, according to a new survey by the School Choice Awareness Foundation. Two-thirds say...

There's no evidence diversity training works and some evidence it hurts, writes Jesse Singal in a New York Times commentary. The...

The pandemic has changed Americans' priorities for K-12 education, writes Greg Toppo on The 74. Preparing for college, ranked #10 in...

Jonathan Evison's Lawn Boy, doesn't belong in school libraries, say angry parents, because the graphic novel depicts an adult man having...

Will Stanford continue to award master's degrees? Will my daughter's major -- American Studies -- need a new name? Stanford's IT...

School districts are hiring more staffers, even as enrollments decline. When federal pandemic relief funds run out in 2024, who will be...

Asian-American students are advised to be "less Asian" when they apply to selective colleges, reports Amy Qin in the New York Times....

Some have proposed an admission lottery for candidates who meet qualifications. Roland G. Fryer Jr., a Harvard economics professor,...

Naomi Schaefer Riley hears an "anti-adoption drumbeat" from the media. "In the wake of the Dobbs decision, the Left wants to make sure...

Asian-American students teachers earn high grades in advanced classes because teachers hold them to high expectations, argues Jennifer...

Affirmative action was created at a time when most Americans belonged to a white majority or a black minority, writes Megan McArdle in...

Diversity is a "fig leaf" for elite colleges' desire to discriminate on the basis of race, says linguist John McWhorter in a New York...

Based on yesterday's oral arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority appears likely to reject race-based affirmative...