Featured series 
Tag: Education
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Nation & World
‘Kids want to read harder stuff’
Are outdated teaching methods to blame for declining U.S. reading scores?
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Nation & World
One idea for equalizing higher education: admissions lotteries
David Deming and Randall Kennedy discuss — and debate — good, bad of meritocracy with ‘Justice’ philosopher
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Nation & World
As states take lead in fixing U.S. schools, Harvard will serve as a hub
Grad School of Education will partner with nine states — from Rhode Island to Texas — to look for practical solutions to low test scores, chronic absenteeism
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Science & Tech
What if AI could help students learn, not just do assignments for them?
Professors find promise in ‘tutor bots’ that offer more flexible, individual, interactive attention in addition to live teaching
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Health
When communication could mean life or death
Workshops on delivering better medical care to deaf patients stress importance of sign language, body language
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Campus & Community
Flew home as Will Flintoft, returned as Rhodes Scholar
Applied math concentrator to study computer science, theology with eye toward AI
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Work & Economy
Lawrence Katz named Citation Laureate
Economist’s findings have garnered nearly 26,000 citations across 72 publications
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Nation & World
What’s driving decline in U.S. literacy rates?
In podcast, experts discuss why learning to love to read again may be key to reversing trend
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Science & Tech
How AI could radically change schools by 2050
In Ed School panel, Howard Gardner says tech could make ‘most cognitive aspects of mind’ optional for humans
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Campus & Community
Deming brings a researcher’s perspective to leadership role
New dean of Harvard College discusses academics, AI, and campus life
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Science & Tech
Our viral vocabulary
Adam Aleksic — aka the ‘Etymology Nerd’ — discusses how social media algorithms are transforming language
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Campus & Community
‘We mark your belonging here’
Garber urges Class of 2029 to teach, learn from one another, reject viewing world in simple binaries
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Health
Analysts highlight a school-sized gap in mental health screening
Less than a third conduct screenings, according to survey of more than 1,000 principals
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Nation & World
Global concerns rising about erosion of academic freedom
New paper suggests threats are more widespread, less obvious than some might think
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Arts & Culture
Reading like it’s 1989
Report on classroom literature shows staying power for ‘Gatsby,’ ‘Of Mice and Men,’ other classics. Time to move on?
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Health
Keeping kids safe in extreme heat
Experts outline threats to childhood development, school challenges, play-time risks
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Science & Tech
How do math, reading skills overlap? Researchers were closing in on answers.
Grant terminated at critical point of ambitious study following students for five years
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Science & Tech
Taking a second look at executive function
New study suggests what has long been considered innate aspect of human cognition may be more a matter of schooling
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Campus & Community
Harvard seeks restoration of research funds
University argues Trump administration violated free speech rights, ignored procedural provisions in federal court hearing
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Nation & World
Public servant, trusted mentor, conduit to congressional campaign — and clam bake host
Former students, fellows at Harvard Kennedy School share stories about David Gergen
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Arts & Culture
Did Jane Austen even care about romance?
Scholars contest novelist’s ‘rom-com’ rep as 250th anniversary ushers in new screen adaptations
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Science & Tech
Mounting case against notion that boys are born better at math
Elizabeth Spelke studies French testing data, finds no gender gap until instruction begins
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Nation & World
As reading scores decline, a study primed to help grinds to a halt
Partnership with Texas, Colorado researchers terminated as part of federal funding cuts targeting Harvard
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Health
Why are young people taking fewer risks?
Psychologist describes generation overparented — but also overwhelmed by ‘frightening world’
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Science & Tech
Reading skills — and struggles — manifest earlier than thought
New finding underscores need to intervene before kids start school, say researchers
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Science & Tech
‘We’re still standing … We can still do important work’
Climate researchers wrestling with losses of federal funding, data, and key tools
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Arts & Culture
What good is writing anyway?
Scholars across range of disciplines weigh in on value of the activity amid rise of generative AI systems
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Campus & Community
Fight for education, Garber urges grads
‘Everything we might achieve is grounded in knowledge,’ says president in Baccalaureate address
