As the Trump administration announces sweeping steps to make it more difficult for colleges and universities to welcome international students, some schools are more vulnerable than others to potentia...

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

Acting stats chief booted after only 15 days in the job; fate of the Nation’s Report Card unclear

Acting stats chief booted after only 15 days in the job; fate of the Nation’s Report Card unclear

The president has said he wants to eliminate the Department of Education while fighting ‘woke’ ideology in schools. A week-by-week look at what he’s done

Trump’s deportation threats are already affecting child care workers and the children in their care. The child care industry relies heavily on immigrants.

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

Analysis of 50 years of research argues that there isn’t strong evidence for the academic advantages of placing children with disabilities in general education classrooms

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2023 TIMSS results show fewer U.S. students in the middle, a re-emergent gender gap and a silver lining

A new survey shows how the subject has become a proxy for academic rigor

States are loosening their child care rules to cut costs — in ways that could harm young children

While some states are investing more in child care, others are loosening child care regulations to cut costs and add spots — in ways that could stress underpaid educators and harm young children.

The Trump administration has promised big changes, but he can’t make them alone.

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Every two weeks I dive into research and news in the early childhood world to bring you more insight into how young children learn, what’s working in early ed classrooms and how national and local pol...

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Something dramatic is happening to the college application process, for the first time in decades: It’s becoming easier to get in.

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