Even though the number of students filing the federal application for financial aid, or FAFSA, has risen across the country thanks to a simplified form, many students are not filling it out. They fear ...

Opportunity should not require relocation, excessive debt or navigating systems built for someone else’s life. Our nation needs to broaden its definition of where learning happens and recognize ...

To dig deeper into the topic, I led a Hechinger Report webinar last week on screen time in the early grades. It featured Jill ...

As student loan repayment rules shift and the Trump administration reduces oversight of the student loan system, these companies see an opportunity to capitalize on borrowers’ confusion.

If you have student loan debt, you might receive calls or see targeted social media ads promising to help reduce, or even eliminate, your balance — for a fee. Beware of high-pressure tactics and ...

Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when math scores nationwide are already at a dismal low.

A Stanford experiment found that AI feedback shifts on identical essays depending upon the identity and characteristics of the student.

This week, we’re asking you to decide to support our nonprofit newsroom, just like prospective college students will soon decide which institution they will attend for the next four years. If this ...

Over the last several years, much has been written about the surge in mental health problems among American youth, reinforced by the 2021 public advisory from the U.S. surgeon general that labeled ...

To address students’ mental health crisis, we need to understand a key part of the social structure generating these ailments: the standards-driven pressure cooker of public schooling.