Professors are confronting changing reading habits as fewer students engage with complete books in higher education.
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How a Family Swimming Spot at a National Forest Became ‘A Trap’ for an ICE Raid
After 13 people were detained at a popular North Carolina swimming spot, advocates worry that the raids will discourage immigrant families from visiting public lands.
After 13 people were detained at a popular North Carolina swimming spot, advocates worry that the raids will discourage immigrant families from visiting public lands.
Making School Lunches Healthy Is Great – If Kids Will Eat What’s on the Tray
Loretta: West Virginia banned dyes and started a farm-to-table program for school cafeterias. Will that momentum carry over to the lunch line?
Loretta: West Virginia banned dyes and started a farm-to-table program for school cafeterias. Will that momentum carry over to the lunch line?
New Report Ties Chronic Absenteeism to Sluggish Academic Outcomes
Districts where students missed more school days were slower to return to pre-pandemic achievement levels, NWEA found.
Districts where students missed more school days were slower to return to pre-pandemic achievement levels, NWEA found.
When Sex Education Funding Is Taken Away, Young People Lose a Safe Space
With one day’s notice, the Trump administration stripped nearly $937,000 in annual funding from Children’s Aid, cutting young people in New York City off from trusted adults and programs built for under-resourced communities.
With one day’s notice, the Trump administration stripped nearly $937,000 in annual funding from Children’s Aid, cutting young people in New York City off from trusted adults and programs built for under-resourced communities.
Why Tetr’s Structured Gap Year Program Is Redefining Student Success
— Taking a gap year after high school used to carry a distinct reputational risk. For generations, pausing between school and university felt like aimless drifting, and a delay without a clear return on investment. That narrative is officially dead. Today’s global economy rewards raw execution, adaptability, and cross-border agility far more than a flawless timeline.…
Measles Cases Hit 35-Year Record High Just As Kids Head Back to School
South Carolina and Utah account for half of the 2026 cases. In S.C., 50 districts are already back in session and Utah schools are soon to follow.
South Carolina and Utah account for half of the 2026 cases. In S.C., 50 districts are already back in session and Utah schools are soon to follow.
For College Students, a School’s State Politics Can Matter as Much as Its Academics
Students are looking beyond the usual admissions rankings and tuition prices to consider whether a campus — and the state its in — reflects the rights and values they need to feel safe.
Students are looking beyond the usual admissions rankings and tuition prices to consider whether a campus — and the state its in — reflects the rights and values they need to feel safe.
AI Tutors Are Praising Instead of Teaching. Here’s Why That’s Hurting Students
Austria: Researchers call it sycophancy: when an AI system flatters, agrees with or validates a user even when a correction would be more truthful.
Austria: Researchers call it sycophancy: when an AI system flatters, agrees with or validates a user even when a correction would be more truthful.
As the Education Department Is Dismantled, Who Protects the Right to Learn?
Lhamon and Young: Moving special education services and civil rights complaints to other federal agencies weakens protections for students.
Lhamon and Young: Moving special education services and civil rights complaints to other federal agencies weakens protections for students.
Who Decides Which Stories Children Get to Read?
Jan Lacina, editor of a textbook that helps teachers select children’s books, discusses censorship and why access to diverse literature matters.
Jan Lacina, editor of a textbook that helps teachers select children’s books, discusses censorship and why access to diverse literature matters.
Exclusive: Nearly 1,900 U.S. Public Schools Within a Mile of a Data Center
Research shows lower math scores among students attending schools nearby.
Research shows lower math scores among students attending schools nearby.
Settling Scores: Experts Debate Why AP Performance Has Soared
Since the College Board began changing its grading criteria for Advanced Placement exams, scores have climbed rapidly.
Since the College Board began changing its grading criteria for Advanced Placement exams, scores have climbed rapidly.
Know Stuff: What We Need to Do to Stop AI Hallucinations
Experts discuss ways to improve AI accuracy, reduce false information, and address the challenge of artificial intelligence hallucinations.
Experts discuss ways to improve AI accuracy, reduce false information, and address the challenge of artificial intelligence hallucinations.
Civic Education in U.S. Includes Instruction, but Little Participation, Report Says
A new report finds U.S. civic education teaches concepts but provides limited opportunities for students to practice participation.
A new report finds U.S. civic education teaches concepts but provides limited opportunities for students to practice participation.
Primavera Online School Enrolls Year-Round: What Arizona Families Should Know for 2026-27
— Most school decisions in Arizona run on a calendar that families do not control. Miss the enrollment window, and the conversation gets postponed a semester or a year, no matter what is happening in your child’s life right now. Primavera Online School works differently. The school enrolls students year-round, which means the family whose…