What Are American Public Schoo...
Back-to-school season means a host of laments about America’s failing public education system. But what is it failing to do?...
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Curiosity Is a Unique Marker o...
Curiosity is underemphasized in the classroom, but research shows that it is one of the strongest markers of academic success. A boy...
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The administration has promoted private-school scholarships as a means of empowering families. But they may undermine a child’s...
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With increasingly sophisticated data, universities are constantly courting prospective attendees. Jeffrey Selingo – April is...
read moreA Tale of Two Betsy DeVoses
The generous Grand Rapids resident and the tone-deaf Trump official Emily DeRuy – GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Residents of this western...
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Do U.S. schools really need to be disrupted? Jack Schneider – Everything in American education is broken. Or so say the policy...
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The way members of the ‘model minority’ are treated in elite-college admissions could affect race-based standards moving forward....
read moreThe Girl Scouts of the USA Is ...
The 104-year-old organization is having trouble recruiting black and Latina kids. Why? Hillary Clinton. Madeleine Albright. Sandra...
read moreThe Bills That Want to Solve D...
Two radically different bills aim to overhaul the city’s beleaguered school system. Will the legislation do more harm than good?...
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Students working to force the resignation of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi to resign face critics using the language of social...
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In Detroit, some parents have to travel six hours and take up to eight buses each day to take their kids to better schools outside of...
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The benefits and limitations of schools that segregate based on gender Melinda D. Anderson – Defenders of same-sex schools hold...
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Concerns about religious indoctrination have emerged in several overwhelmingly white, Christian counties. Why? Williamson County,...
read moreWhat the Economy Gets When Col...
A California program with an $8.7 million annual budget is estimated to produce $56 million in society-wide gains. In response to...
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The frequency of punishment has a troubling racial skew Melinda D. Anderson – Tunette Powell travels across the country...
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Non-Asian students are increasingly spending their Saturdays immersed in China’s language and culture. Audrey Cleo Yap – From...
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Predominantly white institutions have made themselves attractive to minority students but haven’t succeeded in making themselves...
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A fight over Halloween costumes at Yale has devolved into an effort to censor dissenting views. Conor Friedersdorf – Professor...
read moreOnshoring Isn’t Bringing...
In the last several years some American companies have moved their operations back to the states, but the resulting factory work...
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Sometimes, rigor, structure, and healthy habits are what it takes to get a struggling teen back on track. But will the impact...
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