One interpretation is that young people increasingly have what anthropologist David Graeber memorably called “bullshit jobs” — work that feels pointless, insecure and disconnected from any sense of ...

The aims of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s child care plan for 2-year-olds aims can be met — but only if he learns from what works to lift toddlers and considers where good intentions have gone ...

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

TEACH-AI, a new effort on AI in education, aims to help future educators use AI tools in an environmentally conscious way.

Nearly half a million of the country’s youngest children are living in shelters, in overcrowded homes with other families, or sleeping in temporary spaces, like cars or hotels.

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.

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

Members of the all-female medical staff at the Heal Veterinary Clinic in Watertown, Massachusetts. Women now outnumber men in veterinary school by four to one. Credit: Lucy Lu for The Hechinger Report ...

After the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, the Trump administration suspected that colleges might covertly continue to give racial preferences. To police ...

If schools want to prepare young people for a future shaped by technology, they must act now to ensure that computer science is not a privilege for a few but a foundation for all. The time to begin is ...