Racial stress can seriously threaten a person’s well-being.
John M Lund Photography Inc via Getty Images
Racial hostility can produce symptoms similar to what soldiers experience as a result of going to war.
Nearly half of all full-time college students also work.
SDI Productions via Getty Images
Taking a job while in college may put graduation out of reach for some students.
In the remains of her classroom, 16-year-old Khrystyna Ignatova visits her desk in the Chernihiv School #21, in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti
The war in Ukraine affects everyone – including teachers and students, who are meeting the challenges with their people’s famed determination.
A school sign wishing students a Happy New Year stands outside Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 7, 2023, in Newport News, Virginia, where a 6-year-old boy reportedly shot his teacher after an altercation.
Jay Paul / Getty Images
Extremely young school shooters are not believed to be capable of forming criminal intent.
A worker sweeps up debris in the library of a school building following a missile strike in Kharkiv on Sept. 3, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images
Schools are a key battleground in the Ukrainian resistance against Russia’s invasion.
U.S. universities now have over 3,000 sustainability programs.
Andy DeLisle/ASU
Green jobs go beyond solar panel installation and wind turbine maintenance. They’re found in fields from design to economics and in many types of management.
Students of color report negative encounters with campus police.
mrdoomits via Getty Images
Arrest of student who got in dispute with professor raises questions about the role of campus police.
When communities are buried in snow, as Buffalo, N.Y., was in November 2022, school sometimes stays in session – remotely.
AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson
Despite technological advances, many US schools are still likely to cancel school in the event of a big snowstorm.
Educators stereotype Black students in subtle ways.
Jonathan Kirn via Getty Images
Though difficult to pinpoint, white educators often put forth stereotypes when they discuss Black students among themselves, new research has found.
Going to space requires more than just rocket science.
John Lamb via Getty Images
Spacecraft are just a small part of what it takes for humans to become an interplanetary species. A political science professor explains how there is much more to creating a spacefaring society.
People walk by the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Yeshiva University’s legal case has garnered national attention, but several similar cases are underway.
A depiction of an auction where an enslaved person is sold.
Getty Images
At a time when politicians across the country are debating how slavery in the US is taught, high school students are participating in mock slave auctions that are having severe consequences
Universities are seeking to boost bottom lines and personal connections with cryptocurrencies.
Irina Marchenko/iStock via Getty Images
Despite a recent crash in value, universities are using cryptocurrencies for a variety of purposes and reasons.
Children of color are hardly ever central characters in sci-fi books for kids.
SDI Productions via Getty Images
Science fiction books can inspire more children to become scientists if authors and illustrators do a better job of depicting characters from diverse backgrounds.
Failure can be helpful if it’s understood correctly.
Maria Korneeva via Getty Images
Avoiding failure by playing it safe may limit opportunities for learning and growth.
Questions remain about whether President Joe Biden has the authority to cancel student loan debt.
Paul Morigi via Getty Images
A finance expert explains why President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program got blocked – and what’s next for student loan borrowers in search of relief.
Books have shaped societies throughout the ages.
normallens via Getty Images
Books are one of the oldest forms of communication ‘technology,’ a scholar writes, and understanding how they’ve evolved over time provides insights into their role in society.
Literary devices abound in Taylor Swift’s body of work.
John Shearer/TAS18 via Getty Images
Swift, like all writers, draws from her literary forebears to craft new works.
Black boys are more likely than white students to be identified as potentially in need of special education.
Hiraman via Getty Images
Researchers found that students are being judged by their race and gender, not how well they do math.
Poor job prospects at home are prompting many students from India to pursue opportunity abroad.
Mayur Kakade via Getty Images
An expert on international education explains the forces behind the drop in students from China and the jump in students from India studying in the US.
Are some shirts too distracting for school?
AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus
The Supreme Court has yet to rule on whether school dress codes are protected under the law.
Photographs capture images of women in war-torn regions of the world.
SHAH MARAI/AFP via Getty Images
Pictures of women in war play a pivotal role in the battlefield of political ideas, argues a feminist historian who examines how images and attire are used and seen in war zones and occupied lands.
A child’s family background has a lot to do with how advanced their math knowledge is in kindergarten.
Nitat Termmee/Moment via Getty Images
By kindergarten, white and Asian students are three to four times as likely as Black and Hispanic students to display advanced math skills.
The state has signed off on rebranding the San Francisco law school.
AP Photo/Eric Risberg
Universities, museums and other charities that find themselves saddled with names that have become sullied must choose among a few bad options.
Business students are pursuing more than just careers.
Morsa Images via Getty Images
Is business education too focused on money and not humanity? A business professor weighs in.