Explore innovations in learning, teaching methods, and educational policy. This category curates articles that empower students, teachers, and lifelong learners alike.
Last fall, a star soccer player at St. Benedicts Academy in New Jersey was suspended for two games after brawling with players from the opposing team and then grabbing a photographer by the throat who caught the tussle on film.…
A year ago, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency swept into the Department of Education and devastated its research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Nearly 100 contracts for major statistical collections and research studies were canceled. Roughly 90…
For English professor Dan Cryer, using generative artificial intelligence to write a college essay is like bringing a forklift to the gym. “If all we needed was the weights moved, then that would be great,” says Cryer, who teaches at…
Author Jennifer Breheny Wallace discusses how colleges can avoid a toxic achievement culture.
Higher ed expert Melissa Morriss-Olson shares her latest EdTech innovation rave.
New search optimization strategies can help institutions attract engaged visitors.
Time Use Expert Brigid Schulte advises parents on finding the ‘sweet spot’ between overinvolvement and disengagement.
An admissions expert at CollegeAdvisor answers a parent’s burning question.
You can use Instagram and other apps to ‘vibe check’ a campus, and so much more.
With their still-developing brains, adolescents can shrink from behaving in ways that serve their long-term interests. It’s easier to punt on geometry homework when Instagram beckons, and delay turning out the light when friends are sending midnight texts. Soiled clothing…