- February 4, 2026
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
Gen Z Financial Literacy in The Digital Age With Lillian Zhang
I think that’s something that it’s really difficult for people to understand if they’re not growing up in Gen Z or younger. We’ll lump millennials
Assuming The Best: The Power Of Teaching Through Positive Assumption
by Terry Heick Always assume the best in students; at worst, assume there’s more to know. If they fail, assume they tried and want another
Words Matter: Teachers Who Use Math Vocabulary Help Students Do Better in Math
The finding aligns with a growing body of research suggesting that language plays a critical role in math learning. A 2021 meta-analysis of 40 studies
