“What is so magical about algebra as a math requirement?” asked Eloy Ortiz Oakley, former chancellor of California’s community college...

In Culver City (CA), ninth- and tenth-grade honors classes were eliminated, reports Sara Randazzo in the Wall Street Journal. Officials...

Young people believe they need a college degree to be considered for a "good job," writes Rick Hess, education policy director of the...

As many New York City middle schools end selective admissions, middle- and upper-middle-class parents are considering private schools or...

Challenging classes can help many students -- not just the "gifted" -- excel, writes Vincent Dotoli on Fordham's Flypaper. He heads...

Tweeting "whiteness is so evil" has proven controversial for Kesha Hamilton, who's on the Jackson (Michigan) school board, reports...

Four more Virginia high schools failed to tell students they'd won a National Merit commendation, at least not in time to list the honor...

A six-year-old boy shot and nearly killed his first-grade teacher at a Newport News, Virginia school last week. The teacher was...

Rick Singer was sentenced to 42 months in prison this week for helping wealthy parents bribe and scam their children's way into...

The red wave turned out to be a purple haze. Moderates outperformed extremists. Democracy did not end. Trumpery lost its luster. An...

Asian-American students teachers earn high grades in advanced classes because teachers hold them to high expectations, argues Jennifer...

Based on yesterday's oral arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority appears likely to reject race-based affirmative...

Without SAT or ACT scores, deciding who to admit is "chaotic, admissions officers told Kelly Slay, a Vanderbilt researcher. It's hard to...

Urban parents' vision of a good school hasn't changed, writes Robert Pondiscio on Education Next. They want "safety, solid academics,...

Urban school districts are losing students, writes Matt Welch, a public school parent in New York City, in Reason. White, middle-class...

The "exodus of families from traditional public-school districts is a warning message," writes Jessica Levin on EdPost. Focusing...

Forgiving student loans -- if it survives a legal challenge -- is estimated to cost $400 billion to $500 billion or more. That means...

Absurd "racial equity" policies are hurting students who need help the most, writes a self-described left-wing teacher on Wesley Yang's...

If I wanted to prevent disadvantaged or "marginalized" students from doing well in school, succeeding in college, learning a career or...

California's proposed math guidelines claim to promote equity by offering a data-science alternative to the traditional...