Kevin Mahnken

Latest release from Education Scorecard argues that the spread of social media — and a rollback of accountability — hurt students long before COVID.

The United States entered a “learning recession” in 2013 that it has struggled mightily — and thus far ineffectively — to escape, according to a report unveiled Wednesday by a group of respected socia...

Young men and women split sharply in 2024. Teachers and students say that rift is reshaping classrooms, friendships and dating.

Section 504 plans are one of the most important sources of disability services in schools. Why are well-off families their biggest beneficiaries?

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoed an expansion of collective bargaining rights last week. Her allies in the labor movement weren't pleased.

The #CancelColbert saga in 2014 established the paradigm for countless hashtag controversies that followed.

While intended as a universal benefit, educational support for children with disabilities is significantly segregated by class, according to a paper released in January. The decade-spanning analysis of state and federal data found that wealthy families were twice as likely as poorer ones to be granted accommodations under the federal law Section 504.

Wednesday's release of the Nation's Report Card offers some of the first proof of post-COVID academic recovery. But 13-year-olds haven't made any gains.

The nation's capital has seen some of the biggest achievement gains of any city in the country. But today's mayoral primary could deliver a big shakeup.