Bonnie Albrecht’s path to accessing a government child care assistance program was long (the Texas mother spent nearly two years on a waitlist) and bureaucratic (involving seven pay stubs and ...

Federal protections for students in special education don’t apply to private schools, but parents aren’t always informed ...

Josie McClain fixes a swing at her home-based child care program. McClain says support from a local nonprofit has helped her expand and improve her facilities. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger ...

People are tired of hearing that higher costs are unavoidable and want more information about measurable value ...

For decades, Americans have been treating college as a career plan, spurred by the “college for all” movement — a decades-long educational and political push that aimed to make a four-year college ...

Barbara Aranda spent years waiting for a child care subsidy for her daughter Mackenzie, 3, to come through. The delay forced her to miss shifts at work, setting the family back financially. Credit: ...

The University of Lynchburg has ended four of the last five fiscal years at a deficit. Credit: (Marina Villeneuve/The Hechinger Report) The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...

Last year, a study of AI assistants used by teachers found them recommending harsher approaches for struggling students whose names read as Black. A separate study found that an AI grader gave essays ...

Students in a seventh grade classroom at The Young Men’s Leadership Academy in Dallas research potential careers on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. Credit: Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report ...