Education

A century after the Scopes trial, hopeful prospects beckon for teaching the unifying principle of the biological sciences in the U.S.’s classrooms

Although warring MAGA factions seem locked in a foreign worker battle with no middle ground, two straightforward changes would provide global talent while minimizing domestic job losses

Censoring what children read deprives them of reality and the chance to feed their curiosity and develop empathy

The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election could set the climate agenda, reshape public education and shift the dynamics of global science collaboration.

Anti-intellectualism is a prevalent and pernicious force in American public life. Stimulating interest in science may combat its influence

People are pulling their kids out of traditional education to learn while they travel. Data on educational success are limited, but there are other reasons to consider worldschooling

Pediatric long COVID is more common than many thought, and we keep letting kids be reinfected with new variants

The presidential candidates differ on classroom censorship, school choice, federal funding for schools, and more

Training in symbolic logic is critical in many careers, for responsible citizenship and better lives. It is also an underexploited antidote to today’s bizarre conspiracy thinking

Clean indoor air protects against diseases such as COVID and flu, but we’re not doing enough to ensure it

The U.S. sorely needs a coordinated national research strategy, says Marcia McNutt, president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences

We discovered a strange rock in the Sahara we thought was a meterorite. Figuring out what it was grounded me back to Earth