A Times reporter reflects on the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. By Terence McGinley Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers ...

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 ...

Year of Superlatives. Few institutions were more affected by partisan politics and polarization than U.S. higher education.

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 ...

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Civics education, long a source of tense political debates about the content of the curriculum, has become even more of a minefield for teachers and schools in recent months. Through an executive ...

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 ...

Colorado Springs, Colo. – Despite Democrats protesting President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said returning education to the states ...

The Trump administration is releasing roughly $6.8 billion in previously frozen federal funds for K-12 programs, the Department of Education announced Friday. The announcement was made as Secretary ...

W e write as scholars of academic freedom to respond to the proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” We are politically diverse and do not share common views about the wisdom of ...

This is Cade Brumley in his element. Louisiana’s state superintendent of education parks his Ford Expedition outside of a rural elementary school. He greets a school district official and asks about ...

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