Education

School Suspensions Do More Harm Than Good

By Aaron Kupchik

Some of the Best Colleges Challenge Low Tolerance Grades

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques

A History of Attacks on the Department of Ed

By Richard Stengel

Colleges Defy Trump’s War on Higher Ed

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
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What Critics Get Wrong About the Ivy League

Higher education must address the ideological orthodoxy of political correctness which has diverted tolerance for original thought. 

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Philip J. Hanlon

University of Pennsylvania President Resigns After Congress Appearance

The University of Pennsylvania’s president Liz Magill has resigned from her leadership role following backlash over her remarks in Congress.

By Solcyré Burga and Olivia-Anne Cleary

How TIME and Statista Determined the Best Colleges and Companies for Future Leaders

This year, TIME launched its inaugural list of the Best Colleges for Future Leaders and the Best Companies for Future Leaders, in partnership with Statista, a leading international provider of market and consumer data and...

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How to Know If You're Eligible for Biden's SAVE Plan

Here's how to sign up.

By Solcyré Burga

Harvard's Diversity Problem Goes Deeper than Race

Harvard’s multi-racial aristocracy is still an aristocracy, writes Kashish Bastola.

By Kashish Bastola

Miguel Cardona: Supreme Court Was ‘Wrong’ and ‘Backwards’ on Student Loans and Affirmative Action

The Education Secretary spoke to TIME about recent Supreme Court decisions, pandemic learning loss, and teacher shortages.

By Olivia B. Waxman

The Teacher Who Is Suing Montana for Her Right to Wear Costumes

Her teaching methods could be considered “drag story hour” in which she is a “drag queen” or “drag king” under Montana law.

By Sanya Mansoor

America Is Failing in the Present While Conservatives Try to Rewrite the Past

The real problem isn't "woke education" but that young Americans are experiencing cascading national crises

By Conor P. Williams

How to Talk About Race on College Applications, According to Admissions Experts

After the Supreme Court struck down affirmative-action, the college admissions essay will become even more important.

By Olivia B. Waxman

What Killing Affirmative Action Means for the American Workplace

It's not just the student bodies of colleges and universities that will be affected.

By Janell Ross

The ‘Infamous 96’ Know What Happens When Affirmative Action Is Banned

In 2006, only 96 Black students were admitted to UCLA's freshman class.

By Janell Ross

The Supreme Court’s Decision on Affirmative Action Must Not Be the Final Word

The Supreme Court has spoken on affirmative action. But our democratic duty to improve educational access remains, writes Olatunde Johnson.

By Olatunde Johnson

How the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Affects the AAPI Community

With the SCOTUS decision to gut affirmative action, marginalized AAPI students will struggle even more educationally than they do already.

By Stewart Kwoh and Connie Chung Joe

The True History of 'Custer's Last Stand'

Why we've gotten 'Custer's Last Stand' wrong for 150 years.

By Olivia B. Waxman

How Public Schools Cherry-Pick Their Students

'Brown v. Board of Education' pledged that U.S. public schools must be available to all. 70 years later, that promise remains unfulfilled.

By Tim DeRoche

Why It's Time for Legacy College Admissions to Go

Ending legacy admissions is where Democrats and Republicans can find common ground, write Frederick Hess and Richard Kahlenberg.

By Frederick M. Hess and Richard D. Kahlenberg
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