Betsy DeVos's Misunderstood Alma Mater

Calvin College is no fundamentalist Christian school.

• Emily DeRuy
• Mar 1, 2017

The Glue Helping At-Risk Students Stick With School

Washington, D.C., added pathways coordinators to its high schools to try to help kids who are behind on credits catch up.

• Emily DeRuy
• Feb 14, 2017

The Myth of Immigrants' Educational Attainment

Those who move to the United States tend to have higher socioeconomic standing in their native countries than what they settle for when they arrive.

• Emily DeRuy
• Feb 8, 2017

How Trump's Immigration Order Is Affecting Higher Education

Experts worry about the impact on academia and scholarship.

• Emily DeRuy
• Jan 30, 2017

The Simple Reform That Improved Black Students' Earnings

When states began to require more math courses, black high-school graduates began to see bigger paychecks.

• Emily DeRuy
• Jan 26, 2017

The For-Profit Law School That Crumbled

The Charlotte School of Law was placed on probation and denied federal financial-aid money. Where does the school go from here?

• Oliver Bateman
• Jan 25, 2017

9 Questions With the Man Who Oversaw Higher Education Under Obama

Ted Mitchell has some advice for Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Education Department.

• Emily DeRuy
• Jan 20, 2017

Dozens of For-Profit Colleges Could Soon Close

A new study offers a look at what happens when schools shutter.

• Emily DeRuy
• Jan 11, 2017

The Gaps in New York's Free-College Plan

Critics worry that the students who need the most help might be among the least likely to receive it.

• James S. Murphy
• Jan 10, 2017

How Teachers Learn to Discuss Racism

Urban-education programs prepare them for imperative contemporary conversations with students.

• Melinda D. Anderson
• Jan 9, 2017

Taking Stock of Educational Progress Under Obama

Secretary John King’s exit memo offers a first look at what the administration thinks it has—and hasn’t—achieved.

• Emily DeRuy
• Jan 5, 2017

The Free-College Dream Didn't End With Trump's Election

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to make the state’s public colleges and universities free for families earning less than $125,000.

• Emily DeRuy
• Jan 3, 2017

5 Numbers That Explain Education in 2016

From record-high graduation rates to the percentage of students who attend charters, here are some figures that help tell the story of U.S. schools over the last year.

• Emily DeRuy
• Dec 31, 2016

Ending Extracurricular Privilege

One man’s mission to make college admissions sane (and fair) again

• Olga Khazan
• Dec 21, 2016

School Discipline in a Post-Obama World

It’s unclear whether the Trump administration will also see the issue as a matter of civil rights.

• Emily DeRuy
• Dec 20, 2016

Colleges Really Need to Rethink the Career Advice They Deliver

A new report suggests most graduates don’t find the current offerings very helpful.

• Emily DeRuy
• Dec 15, 2016

Mentoring's Promise and Limits

Research on the long-term effects of advisers is mixed, and some programs are now relying on video-game networks and other technology to forge stronger relationships.

• Larry Gordon
• Dec 14, 2016

Where Students Get Two Years of College in High School for Free

A small private school in western Massachusetts has launched a network of tuition-free early colleges across the country.

• Emily DeRuy
• Dec 7, 2016

What Is the Future of the Office for Civil Rights?

Experts with varying opinions weigh in on what the arm of the Department of Education could look like under Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos.

• Melinda D. Anderson
• Dec 2, 2016

What Is Faculty Diversity Worth to a University?

The “invisible labor” done by professors of color is not usually rewarded with tenure and promotion. But it is more important now than ever.

• Patricia A. Matthew
• Nov 23, 2016