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Education

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

The massive Los Angeles public school worker strike, explained

By Nicole Narea March 21

A new Supreme Court case could be the most important transgender rights decision ever

By Ian Millhiser March 14

America’s school lunch crisis

By Anna North March 2

You probably won’t get any student loan relief, thanks to a GOP-controlled Supreme Court

By Ian Millhiser February 28

Ron DeSantis’s war on “woke” in Florida schools, explained

By Fabiola Cineas February 28

Progress Report: America’s Schools

By Vox Staff February 23

Nobody knows what the point of homework is

By Jacob Sweet February 23

The racist idea that changed American education

By Matt Barnum February 22

Conservatives’ war on emotions in the classroom

By Fabiola Cineas February 22

America’s after-school afterthought

By Rachel M. Cohen February 21

The other long Covid: The damage done to a generation of schoolchildren

By Bryan Walsh February 21

This Penn professor has been offending minorities for years. Will tenure save her?

By Jack Meserve February 16

The Supreme Court showdown over Biden’s student debt relief program, explained

By Ian Millhiser February 13

The controversy over AP African American studies, explained

By Fabiola Cineas February 9

The incredible shrinking future of college

By Kevin Carey November 21, 2022

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

By Ian Millhiser November 11, 2022

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

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

By Rachel M. Cohen November 9, 2022

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

How education culture wars have shaped the midterms

By Rachel M. Cohen November 4, 2022

The Supreme Court discovers that ending affirmative action is hard

By Ian Millhiser October 31, 2022

Affirmative action is facing its most difficult test

By Fabiola Cineas and Ian Millhiser October 30, 2022

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

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

By Nicole Narea October 26, 2022

Do we ask too much of parents?

By Sean Illing September 25, 2022

Will student loan forgiveness make inflation worse?

By Madeleine Ngo August 25, 2022

Biden’s big new student loan forgiveness plan, explained

By Kevin Carey August 24, 2022

Are teachers leaving the classroom en masse?

By Fabiola Cineas August 18, 2022

School vaccine mandates for Covid-19 are not happening

By Rachel M. Cohen August 8, 2022

How to help your teen think critically in a confusing world

By Liz Kelly Nelson July 12, 2022

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

By Rachel M. Cohen July 11, 2022

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

By Ian Millhiser June 21, 2022

Actually, maybe don’t learn to code

By Emily Stewart June 16, 2022

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

By Fabiola Cineas June 13, 2022

We just got the most comprehensive study of pandemic learning loss

By Sean Rameswaram and Miles Bryan June 10, 2022

The kids who have never known life without Covid-19

By Anna North June 7, 2022

The problem with schools turning to surveillance after mass shootings

By Rebecca Heilweil June 2, 2022

Are active shooter drills worth it?

By Rachel M. Cohen May 28, 2022

Biden’s 3 choices on student loans

By Christian Paz May 17, 2022

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

By Ian Millhiser April 14, 2022

Teachers across the country are demanding better pay and support

By Natasha Ishak March 26, 2022

In defense of pre-K

By Kevin Carey March 23, 2022

The case for a Black History Year

By Jamil Smith February 28, 2022