Diverse issues in higher education encompass a wide range of topics related to equity, inclusion, and representation within academic institutions. These issues are covered frequently in higher ed tech ...

The Georgia General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 legislative session last week by passing bills that largely focused on enhancing school safety in response to September’s mass shooting at Apalachee ...

When the standards and testing movement peaked under No Child Left Behind and Race To The Top, debates raged about education on a national level. Coalitions of advocates and activists on all sides ...

Higher education grapples with myriad challenges, including access and affordability, mental health support, diversity and inclusion, technological integration, student debt, and ensuring graduates ...

Colorado lawmakers face another budget shortfall in the 2026-27 fiscal year, possibly upwards of $850 million. This comes a ...

Critical race theory, LGBTQ issues, and “political indoctrination”—hot topics in the national media over the past year—did not rank as the most pressing issues for voters in the 2022 midterm elections ...

Democrats and Republicans went head-to-head on education policy in state legislatures this year, with each side pulling out both wins and losses as many statehouses close their legislative sessions.

Donald Trump and possible rivals, like Gov. Ron DeSantis, are making appeals to conservative voters on race and gender issues, but such messages had a mixed record in November’s midterm elections. By ...

For too long, Michigan has trailed leading education states, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated our inequities in education. Yet 2023 brought hope for the future as policymakers increasingly ...

As Chicago voters this year make their picks for president and a host of statewide and local offices, voters will encounter a new section on the ballot: a slate of candidates vying for a spot on the ...

The 113th Tennessee General Assembly began its legislative session on Tuesday. Lawmakers are expected to tackle a host of issues in the coming months. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

Corrected: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the presidential administration in which Chester E. Finn Jr. served as an Education Department official. Washington, D.C. A leading ...