The D.C. State Board of Education backed a proposal to ban legacy admissions at some private universities, including ...

Museum leaders are working to connect people today to the events of 1776. They’re confident they can, and will.

The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted.

This article appears in the April 2025 print edition with the headline “The Era of Might Makes Right.” When you buy a book ...

Stacker used Census data and other sources to explore the history of Black Wall Streets and their legacy in present-day Black business districts.

Over a dozen states are seeking to invalidate one of the nation's key disability rights laws, advocates are warning, ...

The first state park for African Americans was created in Georgia 75 years ago. It was called George Washington Carver Park ...

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

For instance, Abraham Lincoln learned from a man, Edwin Stanton, who treated him poorly; that's harder to imagine today, ...

President Andrew Johnson signed the first official Department of Education into law. Although it was not a cabinet level ...

Even a somewhat informed observer might wonder why President Donald Trump and the Republicans, who control all three branches ...

President Donald Trump is seeking to deter the practice of diversity, equity and inclusion in federally funded higher-education institutions.