Students know they can pass their classes anyway because of school policies known as “grade floors.” Schools adopted grade floors — which require teachers to give students minimum grades, commonly a ...

Soon after the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022, students figured out how to use the chatbot as an answer machine, getting it to do their school work for them. Not surprisingly, that shortcut ...

Investing in programs that work: Equitable talent development begins well before internships. Philanthropic and corporate partners must invest in pre-K programs, historically Black colleges and ...

Only 3 percent of Black professionals hold executive roles in the tech C-suite. That statistic is not just a number. It is a mirror reflecting opportunity lost, decisions never made and innovations ...

Federal protections for students in special education don’t apply to private schools, but parents aren’t always informed ...

Smith is a single parent who works full time from home as an auto claims insurance adjuster. When her maternity leave ended last fall, she had no choice but to return to work while continuing to care ...

Josie McClain fixes a swing at her home-based child care program. McClain says support from a local nonprofit has helped her expand and improve her facilities. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger ...

People are tired of hearing that higher costs are unavoidable and want more information about measurable value ...

The University of Pennsylvania is the largest private landowner in Philadelphia, holding more than $5 billion in tax-exempt property. Credit: Jumping Rocks/Education Images/Universal Images Group via ...

Bonnie Albrecht’s path to accessing a government child care assistance program was long (the Texas mother spent nearly two years on a waitlist) and bureaucratic (involving seven pay stubs and ...

Last year, a study of AI assistants used by teachers found them recommending harsher approaches for struggling students whose names read as Black. A separate study found that an AI grader gave essays ...