A new and previously unreported estimate projects that 442 of the nation’s 1,700 private, nonprofit four-year colleges and universities, with a combined 670,000 students, are at risk of closing or hav...

Screen time in school ballooned during the pandemic and is now embedded throughout the instructional day.

After ICE enforcement disrupts learning, human dignity and academic freedom must be our North Star.

Two recent college graduates tell current and future students to find a college mentor or champion. They might be a family member, or they might be a teacher, coach or counselor. But students often ne...

The higher education industry has launched several new marketing campaigns in the hope of reclaiming the message about itself in the face of political attacks and public skepticism.

As students in New Haven, Connecticut, are detained and fears of deportation intensify, local schools are fighting back.

New Hampshire — where most voucher money has gone to Christian schools — may be a harbinger for ‘universal school choice.’

Aiming for greater gender balance, some colleges and universities have made efforts to admit and matriculate more men. Trump administration policies banning schools from considering gender and other i...

Universities must report student demographics, grades and test scores by March 18

Between 2021 and 2023, the number of homeless infants and toddlers increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Experts worry that official statistics have not captured the true number.

Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices

It was almost impossible for the average observer to keep track of the Trump administration’s biggest impacts on education in 2025. Here’s what changed across colleges and universities, K-12 schools, ...

Parents say racist incidents are going unchecked after the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights retreated from investigating schools in Lubbock County, Texas.

Parents say racist incidents are going unchecked after the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights retreated from investigating schools in Lubbock County, Texas.

‘Degree apprenticeships’ that pair bachelor’s with jobs can be harder to get into than elite colleges.

Universal preschool promised equity but benefits went to the wealthy

A government order that colleges disclose details about their applicants suggests that advantages by gender may face the same heightened scrutiny as purported racial preferences. That threatens to acc...

ALL donations doubled until December 31. Monthly gifts matched for 12 months. Your gift to The Hechinger Report helps: Have questions about giving? Visit our FAQ page for information on donating by ch...

Decades of carefully built infrastructure aimed at improving and tracking how American children learn vanished in an ideological attack

I never thought I would love having a literacy teaching coach and their feedback, but I now believe it is something that can work for many teachers. More coaches should be available for others who cou...

But new hires and fresh research grants hint at a quiet rebuilding effort

The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education provides a rare opportunity to rethink our current top-down approach to school governance. We should jump on t...

Roughly one million college students have unpaid internships. The government must pass legislation mandating an end to this practice; all internships should include monetary compensation, and employer...

A teacher's gender doesn’t matter for young boys, national study shows

But new hires and fresh research grants hint at a quiet rebuilding effort

This story was produced in partnership with Teen Vogue and reprinted with permission.  This story also appeared in Teen Vogue Christopher Cade wants to be president someday. His inspiration largely co...

Many entry-level jobs that previously provided initial workforce experience for college graduates now require two to three years of prior experience, leading to higher unemployment for college graduat...

In Halifax County, North Carolina, 101 of 156 teachers are international. A new $100,000 H-1B visa fee could effectively slam the door on future hires.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As principal of Hartsfield Elementary School in the Leon County School District, John Olson is not just the lead educator, but in this era of fast-expanding school choice, also its...

University of California, San Diego, requires all students to learn about climate change, while other schools have added environmental sustainability requirements.

The practice of double-majoring is rising at many colleges and universities as students fret about getting jobs in an economy seemingly shifting faster than single majors can keep up.

Research evidence for two education issues that have come up in the New York City mayoral election: gifted education and small class sizes.

And after more than five decades, New York’s experience offers a case study in how elusive it can be to identify children as gifted before they even start school.

Male loneliness is climbing as male reading and writing scores drop. Are these trends correlated, and if so, can reading help address loneliness?

Over 3 million student-parents across the nation are pursuing higher education. Colleges should make them — and their families — feel welcome.

Students in special education spend more time in separate classrooms in New Jersey than they do in any other state — a situation that can do lasting damage.

A state council announced plans to focus on the placement of young children with disabilities this year. A new law regarding IEPs for students with disabilities will also go into effect.

A bachelor's degree still pays off, at least on average and in the long run. Yet there’s growing recognition that not all degrees lead to a good salary.

College students nationwide are facing increases in tuition this fall of as much as 10 percent, along with new fees and rising costs for dorms and dining plans, after a stretch when tuition had been f...

College students nationwide are facing increases in tuition this fall of as much as 10 percent, along with new fees and rising costs for dorms and dining plans, after a stretch when tuition had been f...

Teachers say they worry federal efforts to shift historical narratives will rob students of vital information.

Cosmetology schools and other certificate programs (short-term programs for specific trades) were exempted from new legislation requiring that all colleges whose graduates don’t earn at least as much ...

Close to half of its seats in this federally funded free program are located in areas outside towns and cities. But federal staff cuts and funding showdowns may hurt some of the same voters in rural a...

After a major charter school rally, two state senators are calling for an investigation into whether schools pressured families, staff, and students to attend.

Funding for National History Day, which runs a competition that engages students in original research, was slashed by the Trump administration.

Between students gone missing, the choices some Black families and families in high-poverty districts are making and how many kids are being born, public school enrollment is dramatically decreasing.

Ashe County, North Carolina, and thousands of other school districts are preparing to lose some federal public school funding after a freeze on nearly $7 billion over the summer.

For many families, Head Start is the first place outside the home where a child’s potential is nurtured and celebrated. Yet, this program that builds futures and strengthens families is now under thre...

The latest NAEP scores paint a grim picture, but progress in American education has generally been stalled for at least a decade. Leaders at every level need to stop using the pandemic as an excuse an...