3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (471+ words) American higher education is seeking new ways to combine enduring values of the humanities with new economic realities. A humble willingness to meet society’s evolving needs can lead to wins for education and employment. Sept. 11, 2026, 3:21 p.m. ET New and returning…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) Fewer lawmakers hold face-to-face sessions with voters to answer questions – a result of partisan rancor. Yet a new design – focused deliberation on single issues – might shore up this pillar of democracy. Aug. 25, 2026, 3:27 p.m. ET Like many people, members of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (325+ words) Fewer lawmakers hold face-to-face sessions with voters to answer questions – a result of partisan rancor. Yet a new design – focused deliberation on single issues – might shore up this pillar of democracy. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio), conducting a town hall in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (772+ words) Aug. 20, 2026, 5:44 p.m. ET Public schools and libraries across the United States could face steep increases in the prices they pay for internet service, following a review being launched by the Federal Communications Commission. More than 100,000 schools and 11,000 libraries rely on the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (860+ words) Aug. 20, 2026, 3:20 p.m. ET | Johannesburg, South Africa; and Nairobi, Kenya “That was an awakening,” Ms. Ndegwa says. She realized that her city wasn’t built with her – or her child – in mind. Africa is the fastest urbanizing region on the planet. It's also…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (521+ words) The rush to use artificial intelligence in education has led to insights on the types of intelligence – even new types – that students and teachers must bring to the AI era. Aug. 20, 2026, 3:34 p.m. ET As American students head back to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (923+ words) Aug. 20, 2026, 4:08 p.m. ET | Paris School had always been something of a sanctuary for Delphine. The French mother of two says she had “total confidence” when she dropped off her 5-year-old son at preschool. That is, until she found out that several…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (904+ words) Aug. 19, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET Jibreel Rehman took a chance on a new subject in college when he first got to the University of Michigan as a freshman two years ago: discrete mathematics, a computer science course that he didn’t have to take…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (262+ words) The Christian Science Monitor Already have a subscription? Activate it Ready for constructive world news? Join the Monitor community. Threading history’s strands together Kendra Nordin Beato’s article “A tale of two Revolutionary tailors” in the June 29 Weekly…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (309+ words) After five years of harsh restrictions by the Taliban regime, fathers, mothers, and daughters across Afghanistan hold fast to the vision of unlocking independent inquiry and thinking through schooling. Aug. 17, 2026, 3:50 p.m. ET Five years ago this month, as the last United…...