Trump’s Education Budget Takes Aim at the Working Class

The president wants to cut funding for programs such as career and technical education and redirect that money toward school choice.

• Alia Wong
• May 23, 2017

About That 'Island in the Pacific'

Earlier this week, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions disparaged a Hawaii federal judge who blocked President Trump’s latest travel ban.

• Alia Wong
• Apr 21, 2017

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Has Already Affected Public Education

Never before has the Cabinet position aroused so much controversy. Could her confirmation be a boon for schools?

• Alia Wong
• Feb 7, 2017

Will These Education Buzzwords Persevere Under Trump?

Ten concepts that gained lots of traction under the Obama administration

• Hayley Glatter and Alia Wong
• Jan 23, 2017

Delving Into One of the Questions Betsy DeVos Couldn't Answer

Trump’s pick for education secretary was slammed for her failure to differentiate between growth and proficiency in response to a question from Senator Al Franken. Here’s how the states currently measure achievement.

• Alia Wong
• Jan 20, 2017

The Longstanding Crisis Facing Tribal Schools

A new lawsuit accuses the Bureau of Indian Education of repeatedly failing to improve the learning environment at Havasupai Elementary School.

• Alia Wong
• Jan 12, 2017

How the Justice System Pushes Kids Out of Classrooms and Into Prisons

The playwright and professor Anna Deavere Smith explored the link between schools and incarceration in her one-woman show Notes From the Field.

• Alia Wong
• Dec 28, 2016

How Comedy Became Education's Best Critic

Late-night hosts including John Oliver and Samantha Bee devoted air time to school-related issues this year, pushing the topics into mainstream conversation.

• Alia Wong
• Dec 27, 2016

Sixteen in ‘16: Our Favorite Education Stories

Take a stroll down memory lane, a scroll through some #TBTs, or whatever the school kids are calling a throwback these days. Here are our favorite education stories The Atlantic published this year.

• Alia Wong, Emily DeRuy, and Hayley Glatter
• Dec 23, 2016

The American Obsession With Parenting

Parents of all income and education levels are spending more time promoting their kids’ development—yet socioeconomic gaps in childrearing behavior are growing.  

• Alia Wong
• Dec 12, 2016

Civics Lessons From the 2016 Election

Many teachers are using the election and its outcome to explain America's history and politics to students.

• Emily DeRuy, Alia Wong, and Hayley Glatter
• Nov 18, 2016

Learning in the Aftermath of a Divisive Election

Teachers comforted scared students and reassured others that they wouldn’t be ostracized for supporting the president-elect.

• Emily DeRuy, Alia Wong, and Hayley Glatter
• Nov 15, 2016

The Preschooler's Empathy Void

A new study explores how children develop a preference for equality and fairness—research that seems relevant as America prepares to elect its next president.

• Alia Wong
• Nov 2, 2016

Is This What Our Children Will Learn?

Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency introduces a new challenge for teachers.

• Alia Wong and Emily DeRuy
• Oct 10, 2016

How Should Universities Atone for Their Past Mistakes?

Ta-Nehisi Coates talks with the presidents of Harvard and Georgetown about the ways higher-education institutions are acknowledging their histories of slavery and discrimination.

• Alia Wong
• Sep 29, 2016

In Pursuit of Integration

U.S. Education Secretary John King is calling for programs that largely leave it up to parents to desegregate schools. Will that suffice?

• Alia Wong
• Sep 12, 2016

The Failing Grade for Tests

In the final installment of our series, a panel of education experts describes what evaluation and accountability look like in the perfect world.

• Hayley Glatter, Emily DeRuy, and Alia Wong
• Sep 4, 2016

What If Schools Abolished Grade Levels?

Sorting kids by age or ability creates problems, according to our panel of education experts.

• Hayley Glatter, Emily DeRuy, and Alia Wong
• Sep 3, 2016