That’s why “dismantle” is Education Week’s 2025 word of the year. Education is largely governed by states, and federal ...

Politicians used to care how much students learn. Now, to find a defense of educational excellence, we have to look beyond politics. Credit...Photo illustration by Alex Merto Supported by By Dana ...

U.S. senators who put pressure on the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Education were joined by millions of Americans in a sigh of relief when the remaining $5 billion in federal ...

Vladimir Kogan is a professor of political science at Ohio State University and the author of the new book No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids. The book drew ...

The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. It represents a ...

The Trump administration continues with its agenda to shape higher education in the United States. Its plan is to exert increasing control over both public and private universities. This month alone, ...

In the last few weeks of her 2016 campaign against Donald Trump, then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivered a stark warning to a Florida crowd: Trump’s “final target is democracy itself.” ...

Numerous studies have confirmed that intelligence is associated with a specific set of religious and political beliefs, including liberalism, anti-racism, free speech, tolerance of others and being ...

While this may be a good time to take advantage of the public’s attention, it’s also a time when teachers increasingly fear repercussions for offending students. By Alina Tugend This article is from a ...

In 1977, millions of American tempers flared against the treaty giving Panama control of the canal that bisects its country. A bemused senator said: My state’s residents are of different races, ...

When university system regents and state lawmakers last sought to deepen their control over the University of Texas, there was a price. As World War II loomed, a conservative governor seeking greater ...

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