While transitioning to the ninth grade can be stressful for many students, teaching students to be more optimistic can better…
Since US universities once stood at the forefront of the eugenics movement and its racist ideas, they should right the wrongs…
An incident in which a Smith College employee called police on a black student who 'seemed out of place' is just…
Colleges and universities must do more to combat a "culture of silence" that dissuades many graduate students…
A developmental psychologist explains how she uses Harry Potter books to make child development more relatable to first-year…
The number of young people who work traditional summer jobs has declined significantly in recent decades. A scholar who…
A closer look at House Democrats new 'debt-free' college plan reveals that the plan fails to live up to its name,…
A state court has ruled that New Mexico is not doing enough to ensure its students receive an adequate education. Other…
The story of how Nigeria and Mississippi implemented comprehensive sexual education programs despite local opposition offers…
As the one-year anniversary of the tragedy in Charlottesville nears, we asked the presidents of Bowdoin, Elon and the University…
Congress is currently considering the PROSPER Act, which could dramatically impact LGBTQ students' access to higher…
Despite reports that multilingual students' academic progress has 'stalled,' researchers find new reasons to…
A longstanding view of minorities as outsiders contributes to negative encounters with campus police. A researcher argues…
Stereotypes may discourage girls from pursuing STEM careers, but research suggests several ways that parents and teachers…
The Trump administration recently announced it will reverse several policy memos outlining how colleges and universities…
While state takeovers of schools are nothing new, the ones taking place as of late suggest a political agenda is at play…
The Janus decision by the Supreme Court is a serious legal and financial blow to unions and their hundreds of thousands…
A Trump administration proposal to merge the federal departments of Labor and Education could spell doom for the liberal…
While schools have adopted 'growth mindset' interventions and millions of dollars have been spent to see if they…
Growth mindset interventions work as well as many educational programs, at a fraction of the cost. And they are just in…