Public education is the great equalizer and a cornerstone of our democracy, and it has proven to be immensely successful. Yet, political rhetoric and constant talk about what’s
At the dawn of a new year, administrators, professors and students of elite universities stand raw and exposed before an increasingly dubious public. While university leaders appear weak
the chair of the Education and Workforce Committee, arranged a hearing about antisemitism on college campuses, she said, her goal was not to force the nation’s top university
Boston has long been a world-class city. Today, it is a mecca for higher education and a global leader in the life sciences, technology, and finance sectors, among
The Biden administration is investigating George Mason University following accusations of antisemitism on campus, joining a list of multiple academic institutions facing federal scrutiny after anti-Israel protests erupted
Former President Donald Trump asked a state court in Maine to toss out the secretary of state’s determination that he is disqualified from holding public office under the
Why it matters: From an anti-book ban law in Illinois to wider access to birth control, states legislatures across the country will reconvene for another year of policy-making
In early December, three of the country’s most elite higher education leaders faced questioning on Capitol Hill over incidents of antisemitism on campus. The leaders’ testimonies met stunning
When readers pored over Chalkbeat national reporter Kalyn Belsha’s investigative stories that looked into Paper, a virtual tutoring company with contracts worth tens of millions of dollars, they
