George Bernard Shaw, a member of the Simplified Spelling Soesiety. The English language is notorious for complex spelling ...

Efforts in the early 20th century to improve the quality of medical education in the United States led to a steep decline in the number of medical schools and medical school graduates. In a new ...

Time is ticking to see a truly unique exhibit that brings together one of the most influential artists of the 20th century ...

How emotional intelligence became a new metric for educational success. Enter a school of education today and you’re likely to hear a phrase like this: “IQ is good, but EQ [emotional intelligence] is ...

The harm done by the Prussian academic system, which we still use today, goes far beyond the poor academic results we see in ...

Education is simply not what colleges prioritize or reward, with troubling consequences for instruction, student learning, campus culture, and tuition costs.

The Williamsburg Bray School is one of the oldest schools in the United States to educate Black students. Archeologists ...

Ever wonder how your great-grandparents were raised? Chances are, their childhood looked a whole lot different from yours.

The Bray School opened in 1760 and was North America’s first institution to educate both enslaved and free Black children. However, the Bray School’s underlying goals offer a stark example of the ...

The excavation of the Williamsburg Bray School has yielded hundreds of artifacts, providing a glimpse into the lives of Black ...

A new book explores what the wolf’s return to the continent means for people who have never known its presence.