Democracy

Students in schools with anti-LGBTQ+ policies report more negative experiences such as harassment and physical threats, Trevor Project data shows. Nearly a third of LGBTQ+ secondary and postsecondary students ages…

Last year, Gov. Youngkin’s team overhauled 2021 model policies by former Gov. Northam on transgender and nonbinary students’ privacy and rights, setting a precent for inclusion of transgender students in…

A predicted decrease in underrepresented minority student college applications has not materialized after the Supreme Court’s decision overturning race-conscious admissions. There was a substantial rise in underrepresented minority student college…

After the death of her parents, an Indianapolis student’s attendance began to lapse — her guardians were busy, and school became a lower priority. Monarca Academy administrators talked to her…

The University of California and the California State University systems are cracking down on encampments and implementing stricter protest policies as the start of the fall semester nears. Cal State’s new…

It is a bromide in a presidential election year to fret that young people will not turn out to vote, and that the election will therefore be dominated — as…

As universities and colleges nationwide prepare to welcome students back to campus, some facilities teams are in the midst of contract negotiations. Here’s a look at some recent and ongoing…

Environmental justice in the U.S. has become a sociopolitical challenge to pursue a movement that counters environmental injustices that threaten the viability of many communities. Critical race theory provides a…

Across the world, disruptions to education – such as natural disasters, conflict, climate change impacts and the pandemic – have steadily increased. In addition, the rise of generative artificial intelligence…

In a middle school classroom in this Colonial-era city north of Boston, four 13- and 14-year-old boys were creating a poster with icons of their favorite apps. Ruler in hand,…

The Heritage Foundation and the Trump campaign are attempting to soothe concerns over the think tank’s sweeping Project 2025 through Trump’s disavowal of Project 2025. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: An influential…

In January 2023, a group of about 15 people gathered for three days at the Heritage Foundation, the conservative Washington think tank a few blocks from the Capitol. The Heritage…