In 1987, Patmanathan Pillai launched Life College out of a garage with 16 South African students and two other teachers. Pillai, a 23-year-old teacher and new father in a rapidly changing country, ...

You’ve probably heard that schools are struggling, but the truth is that in many states, the system is barely holding together. The American public school system is a cornerstone of the nation’s ...

Columnist Ken Buck writes, "For a nation founded on principles of limited government, personal liberty and free-market competition, the United States ...

Los Angeles, CA - September 27: Students participate in a club rush event at East Los Angeles College on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Many students this year are choosing to stick with ...

When we discuss the uses of technology in the classroom, the conversation inevitably turns to the theme of reform within the education system. The two concepts are conceivably joined at the hip, two ...

Once upon a time, enthusiasts designed a formal education system to meet the economic demands of the industrial revolution. Fast forward to today and, with the current global economic climate, it ...

What makes an education system good? The first thing to understand is that public education is not isolated in a vacuum in any country. Education is a puzzle piece that contributes to the overall ...

"Our system of education is trapped in an unspoken irony: The institution with the greatest potential impact on the future is arguably the one most shaped by taken for granted ideas from the past." ...

Recent attacks on the idea of meritocracy rest on the mistaken assumption that education has done all it can to level the playing field. The idea of meritocracy is coming under attack, largely because ...