Category: Race
OPINION: Pathways for future scientists are becoming scarce, threatening a strong and innovative workforce
When I was 17, I didn’t know a single scientist. I did not grow up around labs, research universities or […]
February 16, 2026
After affirmative action: Four takeaways — and puzzles — from college admissions data
Most people believed that the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to end affirmative action in higher education admissions would cause a […]
February 12, 2026
Easy A’s, lower pay: Grade inflation’s hidden damage
For more than three decades, grades in American schools and colleges have been going up, up, up. A’s are more […]
February 9, 2026
Reverse-racism lawsuit against LAUSD flies in the face of history
Students in a combined fourth- and fifth-grade class work together on a poster about the Lunar New Year. Credit: Photo […]
January 27, 2026
OPINION: After studying early childhood education for decades, I have some advice for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
New York’s youthful mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is buoying the hopes of families and educators, boldly seeking to create universally available […]
January 26, 2026
Fear, arrests and know-your-rights: How one school district is grappling with ICE coming to town
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “They took her, they took her, they took her.” Those were some of the words Assistant […]
January 23, 2026
How dual enrollment programs can enhance racial equity
Students attend a dual enrollment Sociology 101 class in Los Angeles. Credit: Kate Sequeira / EdSource Across California, dual enrollment […]
January 16, 2026
How Covid’s mental health toll transformed California’s schools
Top Takeaways Growing numbers of California students reported feeling hopeless in the wake of the pandemic, with 42% of juniors […]
March 26, 2025