Education

CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - Mars 14, 2017: Child drawing at school

Investing in human capital in the Middle East and North Africa is more important than ever

Keiko Miwa and Jeremie Amoroso

Monday, October 19, 2020

Transgender activists and supporters protest potential changes by the Trump administration in federal guidelines issued to public schools in defense of transgender student rights, near the White House in Washington, U.S. February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

The complex and dynamic legal landscape of LGBTQ student rights

Suzanne Eckes and Maria Lewis

Monday, October 19, 2020

Oct 10, 2020; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback K.J. Costello (3) throws a pass against the Kentucky Wildcats in the second half at Kroger Field. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing the regressive business model of college sports

Craig Garthwaite and Matthew J. Notowidigdo

Friday, October 16, 2020

Scaling quality education in India: Year 2 results of the Quality Education India Development Impact Bond and beyond

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Moshi, Kilimanjaro / Tanzania - 10.06.2015: African children in a class at the Mawenzi Municipal Primary School raise their hands to answer the teacher's question.

The politics of education access in Tanzania

James Habyarimana and Ken Opalo

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Chancellors, guests and graduates attend the first graduation ceremony of NYU Shanghai, the first Sino-US joint research university, in Shanghai, China, 28 May 2017.On May 28th, the pioneering class of 2017 at NYU Shanghai earned their NYU bachelor¡¯s degrees as well as their NYU Shanghai diplomas. The 264 graduates, who hail from China, the United States and 31 other countries, led the way into the hall of Shanghai¡¯s Oriental Arts Center packed with professors, friends, siblings and proud parents who travelled from around the world to celebrate the very first graduation of the first Sino-US joint research university. Chancellor Yu Lizhong and Vice Chancellor Jeff Lehman offered the commencement remarks. Yu asked the graduates to carry forward NYU Shanghai¡¯s academic values of independent thinking, innovation and creativity as well as its spirit of openness and inclusiveness to the advance of human beings and our society. On a day of many firsts for NYU Shanghai, both Chancellors also awarded the university¡¯s newly minted Medal of Honor to two prominent figures, China¡¯s former ambassador to the United States, Zhou Wenzhong, and real estate developer, Wang Shi. Both made brief congratulatory remarks to the graduating students, their families and dignitaries in attendance.No Use China. No Use France.

The deception and detriment of US-China cultural and educational decoupling

Cheng Li and Ryan McElveen

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

College graduation

Credit standards in the PLUS student loan program

Stephanie Riegg Cellini, Rajeev Darolia, and Dubravka Ritter

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

A man walks at an empty campus green at Georgetown University, closed weeks ago due to coronavirus, in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

How the US Department of Education can protect students

Dan Zibel and Aaron Ament

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

U.S. Army members march during the Veteran's Day parade in New York, U.S., November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - RTX2T94C

Where have all the GI Bill dollars gone?

Michael S. Kofoed

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

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Ending corporal punishment of preschool-age children

Marie Falcone, Diana Quintero, and Jon Valant

Tuesday, October 13, 2020