Race
We need to expand research experience for college students to HBCUs, regional public universities and community colleges
by JP Flores, The Hechinger Report February 16, 2026 When I was 17, I didn’t know a single scientist. I […]
February 16, 2026
Did the end of affirmative action lead to fewer Black and Hispanic students?
by Meredith Kolodner and Marina Villeneuve, The Hechinger Report February 12, 2026 Most people believed that the Supreme Court’s 2023 […]
February 12, 2026
Easy A’s, lower pay: Grade inflation’s hidden damage
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 9, 2026 For more than three decades, grades in American schools and colleges […]
February 9, 2026
The missing infrastructure of racial equity in doctoral education
Across the sector, the persistent underrepresentation of Black students in doctoral study is well known, and yet progress remains painfully […]
February 3, 2026
Reverse-racism lawsuit against LAUSD flies in the face of history
Students in a combined fourth- and fifth-grade class work together on a poster about the Lunar New Year. Credit: Photo […]
January 27, 2026
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is creating the first large-scale child care entitlement for 2-year-olds, but lessons from the field must be heeded
by Bruce Fuller, The Hechinger Report January 26, 2026 New York’s youthful mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is buoying the hopes of […]
January 26, 2026
Fear, arrests and know-your-rights: How one school district is grappling with ICE coming to town
by Alexandra Villarreal, The Hechinger Report January 23, 2026 NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “They took her, they took her, they […]
January 23, 2026
How dual enrollment programs can enhance racial equity
Students attend a dual enrollment Sociology 101 class in Los Angeles. Credit: Kate Sequeira / EdSource Across California, dual enrollment […]
January 16, 2026
How Covid’s mental health toll transformed California’s schools
Top Takeaways Growing numbers of California students reported feeling hopeless in the wake of the pandemic, with 42% of juniors […]
March 26, 2025