Pundits are acting apocalyptic about pandemic education policy and the midterms. The evidence paints a far shakier picture.

The fact that we still don’t have the testing capacity we need to ensure kids are safe in schools is the real problem.

Republicans tried—and failed—to run on parental grievances back in the 1990s. Will this time be different?

Niall Ferguson, Bari Weiss, and others are creating a new university as an antidote to campus illiberalism. It’s a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.

The new University of Austin seeks to be higher education’s premier institution of monetizing moral panics.

One of the best ideas in Build Back Better is dead, and the higher-ed lobby deserves some blame.

Conservative intellectuals’ plans to erode liberal democracy are just getting started.

We know how to help young children cope with the trauma of Covid-19. The question is whether we’ll do it.

Failing to mask fully, provide testing, consider community Covid rates, and support teachers has turned the fall term into a nightmare.

Florida’s recent struggles over masks in schools augur a terrifying shift in the right’s approach to education policy.

As Democrats withdraw support, we may see a future in which charters turn rightward—while still getting federal funding.

There are structural reasons people are swayed by anti-vaccine propaganda. Sneering at the unvaccinated won't solve them.

Conservative parents are winning seats by promising to fight the latest right-wing bogeyman.

The conservative hysteria over critical race theory is ultimately a refusal to acknowledge that the country’s classrooms have always taught a white-centric view of U.S. history.

A little-known law allows the most prestigious schools in America to cap the aid they offer to the most sought-after applicants, a provision that harms students of color.

In a growing number of states, the GOP is pushing “Don’t Say Gay” laws to prevent students from learning about the triumphs and struggles of LGBTQ Americans.

It’s politically savvy for Democrats to avoid wading into the “critical race theory” culture war. It’s also a dereliction of duty.

Our inability to truly conspire is why so many people are struggling today.

Teachers unions were accused of being obstinate and compromising education. The real story is a lot more complex.

Betsy Devos was no exception in education. She pushed an agenda that Republicans and Democrats have strangely united behind for years.