“We don’t need no education, we don’t need no thought control…” Pink Floyd’s 1979 anthem was a scathing critique of rigid schooling systems. But in 2025 America, its chorus has taken on a new, ...

Every four years, the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) provides a snapshot of how students across the country are performing in math and English. It doesn’t tell us about individual ...

Sign up here to receive “The US in brief” as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox. Barack Obama told Democrats to “toughen up” at a fundraiser, according ...

I agree with Annalee Newitz that we live in a great era, when quality education of the highest level can be accessed without physically attending an institution. However, people need jobs, as no other ...