Alia Wong
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Gregory Bull / AP Why Schools Are Banning Yoga
Mindfulness programs have become popular on K–12 campuses, but in some parts of the country concerns about religious intrusion keep the trend at bay.
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Jorge Silva / Reuters The Unknowable Enigma of Babies’ Dreams
Infants spend twice as much time in REM sleep as adults—but experts still know little about what happens in their brains during those hours.
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Getty Spelling Bees Are Trendier Than Science Fairs
A new documentary seeks to drum up more mainstream attention for STEM competitions.
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Gene J. Puskar / AP What Kids' Backpacks Say About Them
These bags are one of the most constant material items in a kid’s life, and they serve as both status symbols and intimate companions.
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Gregory Shamus / Getty The Moral Catastrophe at Michigan State
A new lawsuit accuses a current MSU trustee of helping the university conceal Larry Nassar’s abuses starting in 1992. And this is just one of the institution’s many recent scandals.
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Alicia Tatone At Private Colleges, Students Pay for Prestige
In most other countries outside the U.S., the most prestigious universities are public.
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Associated Press How Women’s Suffrage Improved Education for a Whole Generation of Children
The Nineteenth Amendment didn’t benefit only women, whom it gave the vote. A new study suggests it also contributed to kids staying in school longer.
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Phil Long / AP 5 Reasons LeBron James's School Really Is Unique
The I Promise school’s five-year plan, published here in full, details its ambitions to do much more than just educate its students.
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Rogelio V. Solis / AP Public Opinion Shifts in Favor of School Choice
In a new survey, a majority of respondents support the expansion of families’ education options. But specific programs such as vouchers remain polarizing.
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Dado Ruvic / Reuters Low Pay Has Teachers Flocking to the Sharing Economy
One in 10 Airbnb hosts in the U.S. is a teacher, a new report shows.
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Julie Jacobson / AP When Academics Defend Colleagues Accused of Harassment
The recent case of Avital Ronell, an NYU professor suspended for sexual harassment, and the scholars who rallied to support her highlights the intense politics of academia.
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Elaine Thompson / AP The Common App Will Stop Asking About Students' Criminal Histories
The change may be the biggest help to low-income students of color, who are disproportionately likely to have been convicted of a crime.
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Jeff Haynes / Reuters Arne Duncan: ‘Everyone Says They Value Education, but Their Actions Don’t Follow’
The former secretary of education talks about the “lies” he thinks undergird the U.S.’s school system, and the unintended consequences that can come with attempts to reform it.
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Glasshouse Images / Getty How History Classes Helped Create a 'Post-Truth' America
The author of Lies My Teacher Told Me discusses how schools’ flawed approach to teaching the country’s past affects its civic health.
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Elise Amendola / AP Lotteries May Be the Fairest Way to Fix Elite-College Admissions
Proposals to institute a random-selection process have reemerged in response to a lawsuit alleging that Harvard penalizes Asian American applicants.
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Aladdin Color Inc / Getty Private Schools Are Becoming More Elite
The decline of Catholic schools is making independent education less accessible to middle- and lower-class students.
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Justin Sullivan / Getty Target's Coupon Fix for Cash-Strapped Teachers
The retailer’s new back-to-school discount says a lot about the state of education funding in the United States.
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Alex Wong / Getty The Private-School Persuasion of the Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s latest nominee for the bench, graduated from a Catholic high school. So did four of the current Justices.
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Carlos Osorio / AP Students in Detroit Are Suing the State Because They Weren’t Taught to Read
A federal judge has concluded that the Constitution doesn't require schools to promote students’ literacy.
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Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Should America’s Universities Stop Taking So Many International Students?
Critics say the country’s higher-education institutions should focus on ensuring more Americans get four-year degrees, but college presidents highlight the benefits of global diversity on campus.
