On Education

The national drive for education reform has touched off many power struggles, but one has emerged as fundamental.

Today’s new austerity may have an upside if it prods schools to embrace new technologies that cut costs and improve learning.

Sixty-five years ago, the federal school lunch program was created to make American schoolchildren healthier. Today, it's helping to make them fatter. Will a new law change the diets of millions of kids raised on French fries and chicken nuggets?

Bad schools are not going to sink the American economy. Despite what the headlines say, U. S. students fare well in international comparisons. It's the schools serving the poor that demand our attention.

What should college look like?

The study of ancient Greek and Latin long ago vanished from most American classrooms, and with it has gone a special understanding of the values and virtues prized by Western civilization.

To some degree, it’s self-selection, but there are other factors at play.

How much do undergraduates really learn in college?

The college-educated share of America’s population has barely increased in years. The key to reviving mass higher education may be to rethink the divide between high school and college.

Most of the problems with testing have one surprising source: cheating by school administrators and teachers.

It will teach boys a practical skill (and could very well improve America's marriages).

Millions of young people will never attend four-year colleges. America must do more to equip them to secure good jobs and live fulfilling lives.