- February 13, 2026
How Immigration Raids Traumatize Even the Youngest Children
“Kids know about people being taken, and they worry. That diffused fear just spreads,” said Joanna Dreby, a professor of sociology at the University of
Easy A’s, Lower Pay: Grade Inflation’s Hidden Damage
But its findings are striking and build the argument against raising grades. Slide from Feb 3, 2026 presentation by economist Jeff Denning at Harvard Graduate
How the New Dietary Guidelines Could Impact School Meals
In early January, the Department of Health and Human Services and the USDA unveiled new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, along with a new food pyramid.
Looking Back: When the Spanish Flu Upended Universities, Students Paid the Price
Instead, institutions moved on. “We essentially aged out of it,” said Levine, speaking at the American Enterprise Institute in January about higher education’s challenges. “Pretty
Young, Employed — and Unhappy?
For decades, economists could rely on a comforting graph about happiness over a lifetime: It followed a U-shape, like a smile. Young people were carefree
‘It Was Terrible’: AI Failures Make Writing by Hand Better for Thinking Skills in One Classroom
Recent data suggests educators may be embracing AI more than they’re eschewing it, like Bond has. Roughly 60% of surveyed teachers said they used AI
To Boost Math, Schools Try Having Young Children Change Classes for the Subject
As schools contend with a decades-long slump in math scores — exacerbated by the pandemic — some are turning to this classroom strategy even for
The Risks of AI in Schools Outweigh the Benefits, Report Says
Teachers reported that AI can also help improve students’ writing, so long as it is used to support students’ efforts and not to do the
Trump’s College Admissions Data Collection Strains School Administrators
After the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, the Trump administration suspected that colleges might covertly continue to give racial preferences.
More Students Are Going to College. Affordability and Workforce Training Are Factors
“Confidence in college is coming back, but it is conditional,” says Courtney Brown, who studies public opinion on colleges for the Lumina Foundation, an Indianapolis-based
