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The past two weeks have seen a growing ruckus over big changes in the Head Start regs that are reportedly nearing completion by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of...

What will teen life be like in 10 years?

As co-founders of a nonprofit that studies 3 p.m.-to-3 a.m. teen behavior, we often disagree a bit as we try to read the tea leaves.

First, to un...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords, our goal is simple: Tell the ...

The Education Exchange ·

Vietnamese-American students study English together at a public middle school in Austin, Texas.

Harvard College freshmen Sophie Nguyen and Minh Nguyen look a lot like other first-year students at one of the most s...