Can we create a merit-based society that's more than a rat race?

Britain's Labour Party plans to make science teaching less Western-centric and relax standards so lessons are more "enjoyable."

It's college application time again. Ambitious 12th-graders are polishing their essays, wondering if mentioning their grandmother's claim...

U.S.-born students learn more when their classmates are immigrants, says a new study.

Democrats need a "radically pragmatic" education and jobs agenda to earn working-class votes, writes Bruno V. Manno on The Liberal...

With credit for workplace training and Walmart’s tuition-assistance program, Bonnie Boop earned an online business degree, reports NPR's...

America invests more than $500 billion of taxpayer money in colleges each year, writes Ryan Craig, in an Education Next forum. That...

Hispanic immigrants are a lot like Irish immigrants who came to American in the 1800s, writes Noah Smith. They are working-class folks...

Growing up in a two-parent family is an enormous advantage, writes Melissa Kearney in The Two-Parent Privilege. It's the norm for...

How do you get a job at Goldman Sachs? In the U.S., it usually takes a degree from an elite college to get in the door. In Britain,...

The U.S. Supreme Court is about to rule on whether President Joe Biden has the authority to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans by...

Affirmative action in college admissions has failed to help disadvantaged black students, writes Bertrand Cooper in The Atlantic. If the...

Desperate for entry-level workers, employers are pushing states to ease child-labor laws to let teenagers work longer hours, at younger...

Hard work pays off. Even those born in poverty can build a better life. Self-reliance is better than dependence. Not so, argues Alissa...

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

Enlisting in the Army raises earnings for blacks, writes Jeff Murray, citing a new study. Army Service in the All-Volunteer Era by West...