I was dismayed to recently encounter this headline in The New York Times: “Dependence on Tech Caused ‘Staggering’ Education Inequality, U.N. Agency Says.” The Times story highlighted a UNESCO report ...

Five professors from across the Northeast gathered at a forum at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Wednesday to discuss the causes of racial inequality in the United States education system.

In the 21st century, calls to “close the achievement gap” have been ubiquitous in education circles. Yet, as policymakers and educators devote more attention to the problem, a growing number of ...

272 million children and youth are out of school globally, up 21 million from last year. AI-powered platforms are narrowing education gaps by providing free and shared study materials along with smart ...

As school openings remain in flux, families grapple with big questions about safety, money and politics. By Melinda Wenner Moyer In recent weeks, many parents have realized the agonizing truth about ...

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is highlighting education in Ohio's gubernatorial race, accusing former health director Amy Acton of worsening inequality through COVID-19 school closures. Ramaswamy argues ...

If realized, President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s nomination of Connecticut’s education commissioner, Miguel Cardona, as the new U.S. secretary of education will be a historic appointment -- Cardona ...

I've been trying to figure out how I missed Paul Tough's The Inequality Machine until now. The book is such a lucid, compelling and tightly argued critique of elite higher ed that you'd think it would ...