EDUCATION

Philadelphia plans to close 17 neighborhood public schools – here’s what went wrong when it shuttered 30 schools in 2013

Philadelphia plans to close 17 neighborhood public schools – here’s what went wrong when it shuttered 30 schools in 2013

I’ve been studying racist costume parties for a decade, and colleges are failing at educating the students about why they’re wrong

I’ve been studying racist costume parties for a decade, and colleges are failing at educating the students about why they’re wrong

More universities are disinviting commencement speakers who might challenge students’ ideas, unraveling an apolitical tradition

More universities are disinviting commencement speakers who might challenge students’ ideas, unraveling an apolitical tradition

What makes a good teacher? Ask a Republican and a Democrat, and they are likely to agree

What makes a good teacher? Ask a Republican and a Democrat, and they are likely to agree

Universities returning Native American remains and artifacts isn’t just about physical objects – it’s about dignity and justice

Universities returning Native American remains and artifacts isn’t just about physical objects – it’s about dignity and justice

School gardens help students learn science and connect with agriculture – but making them happen isn’t easy

School gardens help students learn science and connect with agriculture – but making them happen isn’t easy

District school boards have become political hotbeds for book bans and more – here’s what they actually do

District school boards have become political hotbeds for book bans and more – here’s what they actually do

College students are writing with AI – but a pilot study finds they’re not simply letting it write for them

College students are writing with AI – but a pilot study finds they’re not simply letting it write for them

Trump’s new child care subsidy rules compound an already dire situation for providers and families

Trump’s new child care subsidy rules compound an already dire situation for providers and families

Trump offered a restrictive deal to universities that almost all rejected – but the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education may not be entirely dead

Trump offered a restrictive deal to universities that almost all rejected – but the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education may not be entirely dead

Former Harvard president Summers’ soft landing after Epstein revelations is case study of economics’ trouble with misbehaving men

Former Harvard president Summers’ soft landing after Epstein revelations is case study of economics’ trouble with misbehaving men

Individual donors provide only a small slice of university research funding – but Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with academics show why screening matters

Individual donors provide only a small slice of university research funding – but Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with academics show why screening matters