High school debate competitions no longer value debate, writes James Fishback, a debater turned debate coach, on The Free Press. Until...

Most Americans -- "ordinary people" rather than academics -- believe in merit, writes Ruy Teixeira on Liberal Patriot. They want to help...

President Biden keeps talking about "book bans," writes Andrew Rotherham on Eduwonk. It's become "a nervous tic" for Education Secretary...

Civic activism can't be required in Texas public schools if it requires communicating with federal, state or local officials, reports...

The "culture war"matters for public education, writes Daniel Buck. It's not a distraction, not as the National Education Association...

"There's no such thing as someone else's child," said President Joe Biden in honoring the new Teacher of the Year, an Oklahoma math...

Democrats and Republicans strongly support school choice, according to a new I&I/TIPP poll, reports Terry Jones. Here's the question,...

Teaching knowledge is not just for Republicans or conservatives, writes Natalie Wexler on Minding the Gap. Anyone who values equity...

The U.S. has led the world in higher education but our "university system is beginning to molder," writes Adrian Wooldridge in Bloomberg....

An Oklahoma board rejected a proposed Catholic charter school, citing the need for clarification on how a tax-funded Catholic school...

Permissive parenting -- known as "gentle" or "mindful" or "intentional" parenting -- is spreading among left-of-center parents, writes...

Public education is progressive in its goals, yet schools are conservative institutions, writes Robert Pondiscio in National Affairs....

Teachers who are on the political right "speak in whispers behind closed doors," says Daniel Buck in an interview with Rick Hess....

Democrats are losing Asian-American voters, writes Ruy Teixeira on Liberal Patriot. Asians, like Hispanics, are not radicals, he writes....

Most Americans are realists, not cultural warriors, when it comes to education, writes Bruno V. Manno on Smerconish.com. Two-thirds of...

"Seething contempt for the idea that parents should get a say in their children's education is really not a great political strategy,"...

Liberals are the most depressed among the growing number of sad teenagers, writes Matthew Yglesias on Slow Boring. Teenage girls are...

Would-be professors will not be asked to pledge allegiance to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to be considered for a job at the...

Florida schools will not stop offering Advanced Placement classes, whatever Gov. Ron DeSantis suggests. With other rigorous options, such...

The new Advanced Placement African American studies course was revised after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called it anti-racist...