The tidal wave of legal sports betting has easily infiltrated schools and swept up boys. There’s still time for commonsense ...

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As states look to challenge Plyler v. Doe on educating children of unlawfully present parents, the court will need to ...

Paul E. Peterson interviews Patrick J. Wolf, Distinguished Professor of Education Policy at the University of Arkansas ...

This is the Education Exchange with Paul Peterson. I am the director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at ...

Chicago’s civic avatars explained that CPS has a duty “not just to manage schools” but “to actively expand rights, fight for ...

This article is part of a new Education Next series commemorating the 50th anniversary of James S. Coleman’s groundbreaking report, “Equality of Educational Opportunity.” The full series will appear ...

As public budgets have grown tighter over the past decade, states and school districts have sought ways to control the growth of spending. One increasingly common strategy employed to rein in costs is ...

Jay P. Greene joined EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the benefits of field trips, including how seeing live theater is a more enriching experience to students, on the EdNext podcast. The ...

Lamar Alexander stumps in New Hampshire in 1996 during his first bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The former ...

Once upon a time there was a thoughtful educator who raised some interesting questions about how children were traditionally taught to read and write, and proposed some innovative changes. But as she ...

As they approach the end of high school, students face a major life decision. Should they go to college? In many high-income families, the college conversation occurs early and often—and no wonder, ...