Education

A Year of Miseducation

From Lauryn Hill to Cameron Post to Tara Westover, 2018 repeatedly asked the question, What does it mean to teach a person to surrender?

• Matt Thompson
• Dec 31, 2018

Where America’s College Kids Stay Up All Night

Students across the U.S. share their school’s version of that place—the one where everyone just winds up late at night, for better or worse.

• Ashley Fetters
• Nov 29, 2018

To Prevent Loneliness, Start in the Classroom

Young people are among the loneliest of all Americans. Schools that teach kids how to deal with feelings of isolation could help put a dent in the epidemic.

• Ashley Fetters
• Oct 17, 2018

Private Schools Are Becoming More Elite

The decline of Catholic schools is making independent education less accessible to middle- and lower-class students.

• Alia Wong
• Jul 26, 2018

White College Graduates Are Doing Great With Their Parents' Money

Higher education alone can't bridge the wealth gap that separates black Americans from their white peers.

• Adam Harris
• Jul 20, 2018

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.

• Alia Wong
• Jul 19, 2018

The Irony of Specialized High Schools

Partaking in an intensive arts education as a teenager can have the unintended effect of pushing some toward a more traditional university path.

• Tori Latham
• Dec 22, 2017

Why Do the Boy Scouts Want to Include Girls?

The organization’s decision overturns a historic and defining separation, raising questions about their timing and how they differ from the Girl Scouts of the USA.

• Taylor Hosking
• Oct 12, 2017

Boys Are Not Defective

Girls in the Middle East do better than boys in school by a greater margin than almost anywhere else in the world: a case study in motivation, mixed messages, and the condition of boys everywhere.

• Amanda Ripley
• Sep 21, 2017

The Controversy Behind Chicago's Diploma Mandate

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to set students up for success after graduation. But at public schools, even the best ideas often have unintended consequences.

• Alia Wong
• Sep 14, 2017

'America's Deaf Team' Tackles Identity Politics

In order to survive, Gallaudet University has to blend a diverse student body from very different backgrounds: deaf culture and hearing culture. Can football players show the school how?

• Matthew Davis
• May 10, 2017

What Immigration Raids Mean for Students

An immigration-law expert chimes in on how the recent detention of Daniel Ramirez Medina could affect students around the country who still benefit from the Obama-era policy.

• Emily Goldberg
• Feb 17, 2017

Ivy League Men Really Didn’t Want Women on Their Campuses

“Oh, save us from the giggling crowds!” A conversation about the history of coeducation at elite universities.

• Emma Green
• Oct 9, 2016

The Question Some Public Universities Will No Longer Ask

Dozens of higher education institutions in New York state will stop asking applicants whether they have past criminal convictions.

• Juleyka Lantigua-Williams
• Sep 14, 2016

Can a Private Company Teach Troubled Kids?

At the Richmond Alternative School in Virginia, 97 percent of students are black and 87 percent are poor, and the city just outsourced their education.

• Alexia Fernández Campbell
• Aug 27, 2016

How a House Can Shape a Child’s Future

A new study from Cleveland looks at the correlations between living conditions and kindergarten readiness.

• Alexia Fernández Campbell
• Jun 29, 2016

The Workforce that Won’t Retire

As college professors get older, institutions are using corporate strategies to get employees to retire.

• Alexia Fernández Campbell
• Jun 17, 2016