Why U.S. News may have to rethink how it creates college rankings
The Carnegie Classifications — a key tool the magazine uses to assemble its famous rankings is going under major revision.
By Valerie StraussWhy one-size-fits-all metrics for evaluating schools must go
Data-driven accountability has failed to achieve any of the goals supporters have championed.
By Valerie StraussTeacher ‘pay penalty’ hits new high
A new report compares teacher pay to other college graduates — and the news isn't good for educators. See results for each state.
By Valerie StraussHarvard flunks in this college ranking system
If higher education's goal is to lift students up the socioeconomic ladder, Harvard is a fourth-tier institution. Here's a different kind of college ranking.
By Valerie StraussRise of the ‘jackhammer parent’
They take intensive parenting to new and harmful heights, an educator says.
By Valerie StraussHow Hillsdale College-affiliated charter schools spread
The conservative Christian college's network of "classical" charter schools is spreading in multiple states.
By Valerie StraussSix things kids need in school in today’s politicized world
"The education policy context we operate within often seems woefully out of step with the actual children in our classrooms."
By Valerie StraussMaryland’s next governor and public education
Maryland's next governor will have a profound impact on public schools -- and voters have a wide range of options.
By Valerie StraussThe hit comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’ is really a tragedy
The conditions undergirding the humor are a national scandal — at which we laugh.
By Valerie StraussTeachers go to the ‘dumbest colleges’ — who said it and why it matters
The president of a conservative Christian college who is an education adviser to the governor of Tennessee sparked a controversy with his comments.
By Valerie StraussWhat the Biden administration’s new rules for charter schools say
The charter lobby won some concessions but aren't likely to embrace them.
By Valerie StraussFlorida law limiting LGBTQ discussions takes effect — and rocks schools
The White House said the Education Department would welcome civil rights challenges to the measure.
By Valerie StraussIgnoring voters, Arizona approves nation’s largest school voucher scheme
Last time voters had a say, they rejected vouchers. But the GOP went ahead anyway.
By Valerie StraussIs the common school in America dying?
“Is the post-modern state now dedicated to segmented tribes — split along divergent ideologies of schooling — rather than rallying behind a common good?”
By Valerie StraussVital education issues the Supreme Court could revisit
School prayer. Teaching evolution. Affirmative action. Discrimination in admissions and hiring.
By Valerie StraussStudents chronicle their troubled world
Amid the ferocious debate about public education, it's easy to forget that many students do great work at many schools. Here's some of it.
By Valerie StraussHow Supreme Court ruling lays groundwork for religious charter schools
Here are the consequences of the ruling that says the state of Maine cannot deny tuition aid to religious schools.
By Valerie StraussTexas GOP to schools: Use live ultrasounds to show a ‘preborn child’
It has some other ultra-conservative ideas of what students should learn, too.
By Valerie Strauss