Over his long career as a teacher, principal, and now superintendent of schools in Hamden, Gary Highsmith has seen time and time again little kids starting kindergarten without knowing the difference ...

Inequality in education is a defining challenge of our time. Around the world, students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are far more likely to underperform in school than are students ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has gotten repeated questions from Democratic lawmakers on the root causes of income inequality. One answer, he said, is that U.S. educational attainment has ...

Joseph W. Hernandez ’25, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a Government concentrator in Adams House. His column, “Boston: Education’s Capital City,” runs tri-weekly on Fridays. Advanced courses can ...

Last week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious university admissions policies are unconstitutional. To some, the dismantling of affirmative action represents a severe blow to the causes of ...

"Research has shown that people often tolerate income inequality. However, our study shows that when people perceive that income inequality spills over into health and education disparities, they are ...