U.S. senators who put pressure on the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Education were joined by millions of Americans in a sigh of relief when the remaining $5 billion in federal ...

Vladimir Kogan is a professor of political science at Ohio State University and the author of the new book No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids. The book drew ...

Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics. Nine months ...

Year of Superlatives. Few institutions were more affected by partisan politics and polarization than U.S. higher education.

The Trump administration continues with its agenda to shape higher education in the United States. Its plan is to exert increasing control over both public and private universities. This month alone, ...

Some of 2025’s biggest political skirmishes played out when local governments or residents resisted pressure from above.

A 2025 National "Teacher of the Year" recipient said on Friday that the profession is "deeply political." "Who am I if I'm not teaching? What happens if I walk away? But then something shifted.

University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Toronto provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. There is a widely held misconception ...

When university system regents and state lawmakers last sought to deepen their control over the University of Texas, there was a price. As World War II loomed, a conservative governor seeking greater ...

Education Department bans government employees from political rallies and political posts on social media, warning of ...