education
Deciphering the Code: Why America’s Kids Need to Learn Computer Science
The co-founder and CEO of Code.org talks about putting coding and technology on par with math or biology in U.S. schools.
Joltin’ Joel and the Tragedy of New York Schools
In his new book, Joel Klein, former chancellor of New York City schools, politely rips the status quo.
Malala Yousafzai: School First, Then Nobel Prize Response
The 17-year-old waited for the end of her school day before responding to news of winning the Nobel Peace Prize award.
I Am Malala: Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Indian Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani Malala Yousafzai, champions of children’s rights, share this year’s Nobel Peace Prize
Four-Year-Old’s Gift to Friends at Delaware Day Care: Heroin
A toddler found packets of the drug in her backpack and began distributing them to classmates, thinking they were candy
California’s New Law: Only “Yes” Means Yes On Campus
Law requires state-funded colleges and universities to adopt affirmative consent and other sexual assault policies
Anyone Can Take Y Combinator's New Stanford Class
The Silicon Valley accelerator will share its curriculum with Stanford students and online
Islamic State Bans Math in Classrooms
The terrorist group announced its new curriculum on fliers posted in cities in Iraq and Syria
Britain's Elite Boarding Schools Are Facing an Explosion of Abuse Allegations
After many decades, pupils who suffered at British independent schools are demanding justice
What’s Driving Conservatives Mad About the New AP History Course
Whatever happened to questions about The Founding Fathers and Manifest Destiny?
Is 'Relatability' Racist at Heart?
Do minority students need a curriculum they can relate to?
Educating Their Children Abroad Is the Russian Elite's Guilty Secret
Many world leaders condemn the West, but still send their offspring to schools and universities behind enemy lines
Where American Teens were Abused in the Name of God
An evangelical film student sets out to make her senior thesis, and stumbles into an abusive American Christian academy in the Dominican Republic.
Pride and Prejudice? The Debate Over What Teenagers Should Read at School
Questions about national identity have prompted a furious debate about what children should read at school
California Kids Win as Tenure Gets Fired
A judge strikes down a rule that gives public school teachers inordinate job protection
Columbia Students Debate Vigilante Justice and Posting Names of Students Accused of Sexual Assault
Four names were scrawled in ink on the walls of women’s bathrooms around campus under the heading “Sexual Assault Violators on Campus"
First, We Ban All the Commencement Speakers
A modest proposal to terminate college graduation speeches
Sorry, Louis C.K., but You’re Wrong About Common Core
A brilliant comedian is less than brilliant in his critique of the new national standards
Wesleyan Slinks Away from Its Activist Roots
The school's U-turn is seen as an attempt to attract rich applicants and even richer donors.