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Camilo Huinca The Teaching That Works for Traumatized Students
Negative childhood experiences can have a lasting impact on a child’s ability to learn. A classroom in Oklahoma is designed to help.
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Steven Senne / AP The Long, Contentious History of the ‘Word Gap’ Study
A 1995 study which suggested that kids from richer families are exposed to more spoken words than those from poorer families has long been the subject of controversy. Now, a new study fails to replicate its central finding.
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Gerald Herbert / AP Why Colleges Are Embracing the #NeverAgain Movement
Colleges are assuring students that gun-control activism won’t affect their chances at admission—and affirming their value of civic engagement in the process.
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Eric Risberg / AP How Hard Do Professors Actually Work?
A recent Twitter battle revealed that faculty members themselves can’t agree on an answer.
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Alex Grimm / Reuters Why Students Are Still Spending So Much for College Textbooks
New technologies are revolutionizing education—but they’re also keeping prices high.
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Christina O'Connor / AP The Ethos of the Overinvolved Parent
Colleges are adjusting to increasing contact with adults who are more ingrained in their children’s lives than ever.
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Lynne Sladky / AP How a New Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect Special Education
Advocates for students with disabilities argue the decision could help millions of children.
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Toby Talbot / AP The New College Protest
What happened at Middlebury last week marks a shift in campus activism.
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Jeffrey Phelps / AP The Catholic Schools Saved by Vouchers
Parishes staved off closures by participating in a school-choice program, but that also resulted in fewer donations to the church.
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Lynne Sladky / AP Is the Bar Too Low for Special Education?
The Supreme Court is poised to decide the quality of instruction public schools must provide students with disabilities—a question that could get even thornier under the Trump administration.
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Patrick Semansky / AP How the GOP's Sweep in the States Will Shape America's Schools
Experts predict greater access to school vouchers, challenges to teacher-tenure laws, and continued fights over funding.
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Gary Cameron / Reuters The Unnecessarily Mysterious Cost of College
Despite an array of calculating tools, comparing financial-aid packages is still an incredibly dense and circular process.
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When Kids Choose to Sit Alone
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Making School ‘Humane’ for Everyone
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Less Silence About Silence
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Jae C. Hong / AP When Kids Sit Alone
Lessons from the viral photo of a college football player eating lunch with a young boy who has autism
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John Javellana / Reuters Boosting Social Skills in Autistic Kids With Drama
Schools are exploring new ways to teach children the rules of informal interactions.
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Mel Evans / AP The Ever-Tightening Job Market for Ph.D.s
Why do so many people continue to pursue doctorates?
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Charlie Neibergall / AP The Madness of College Basketball Coaches’ Salaries
Amid spiraling tuition costs and a growing reliance on part-time faculty, athletic departments pay them millions of dollars a year.
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Jae C. Hong / AP Why Online Gradebooks Are Changing Education
New software better connects parents with what’s happening in their children’s classrooms—but it can also lead to heightened surveillance and less risk-taking.
