Education

Analysis and reporting on America's schools, from kindergarten to college.

The incredible shrinking future of college

By Kevin Carey November 21

The legal fight that could kill Biden’s student debt relief plan, explained

By Ian Millhiser November 11

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

New Mexico just voted to make pre-K a universal right

By Rachel M. Cohen November 9

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

How education culture wars have shaped the midterms

By Rachel M. Cohen November 4

The Supreme Court discovers that ending affirmative action is hard

By Ian Millhiser October 31

Affirmative action is facing its most difficult test

By Fabiola Cineas and Ian Millhiser October 30

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

Beto O’Rourke can’t win without suburban women. They don’t seem sold.

By Nicole Narea October 26

Do we ask too much of parents?

By Sean Illing September 25

Will student loan forgiveness make inflation worse?

By Madeleine Ngo August 25

Biden’s big new student loan forgiveness plan, explained

By Kevin Carey August 24

Are teachers leaving the classroom en masse?

By Fabiola Cineas August 18

School vaccine mandates for Covid-19 are not happening

By Rachel M. Cohen August 8

How to help your teen think critically in a confusing world

By Liz Kelly Nelson July 12

School funding lawsuits are long, frustrating, and crucial for fighting inequality

By Rachel M. Cohen July 11

The Supreme Court tears a new hole in the wall separating church and state

By Ian Millhiser June 21

Actually, maybe don’t learn to code

By Emily Stewart June 16

“We’re expected to be human shields”: Teachers are unprotected — and scared

By Fabiola Cineas June 13

We just got the most comprehensive study of pandemic learning loss

By Sean Rameswaram and Miles Bryan June 10

The kids who have never known life without Covid-19

By Anna North June 7

The problem with schools turning to surveillance after mass shootings

By Rebecca Heilweil June 2

Are active shooter drills worth it?

By Rachel M. Cohen May 28

Biden’s 3 choices on student loans

By Christian Paz May 17

A new Supreme Court case makes George W. Bush look like a racial justice crusader

By Ian Millhiser April 14

Teachers across the country are demanding better pay and support

By Natasha Ishak March 26

In defense of pre-K

By Kevin Carey March 23

The case for a Black History Year

By Jamil Smith February 28

What is school for?

By Anna North February 3

Retiring Justice Stephen Breyer’s nearly 28 years on the Supreme Court, explained

By Ian Millhiser January 27

The future of New York City’s segregated “gifted” programs

By Fabiola Cineas January 6

America doesn’t have enough teachers to keep schools open

By Anna North January 5

22 predictions we made in 2021, and the 13 we got right

By Dylan Matthews, Sigal Samuel, and 1 more December 30, 2021

The Supreme Court appears really eager to force taxpayers to fund religious education

By Ian Millhiser December 8, 2021

Biden’s pre-K plan might not be as “universal” as he hopes

By Fabiola Cineas December 6, 2021

The uncertain future of free community college

By Fabiola Cineas November 1, 2021

A simple solution to endless school quarantines

By Anna North September 23, 2021

Critical race theory bans are making teaching much harder

By Fabiola Cineas September 3, 2021

How safe is it for kids to go to school during delta?

By Anna North September 1, 2021

Biden backs school districts in fight against GOP mask mandate bans

By Cameron Peters August 21, 2021

How free college became a perk for American workers

By Terry Nguyen August 18, 2021

Anti-mask hysterics at Tennessee school board meeting show how basic public health is now polarizing

By Aaron Rupar August 11, 2021