American Education

May 29, 2025 3 min read

Universities see Trump’s Harvard move as a threat to them, too

“This is a grave moment,” Sally Kornbluth, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrote in a message to her campus.More than 5,000 miles away, Wendy Hensel, president of the University of Hawaii, said that it was “reverberating across highe...

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May 29, 2025 12 min read

Why don’t kids read books in school? Why right-wing defenses of the humanities can never be enough.

Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Biblio. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily.On May 6, the Texas House Committee on Public Education discussed S.B. 13, a bill seeki...

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July 24, 2026 1 min read

Fair Access to Education Starts with Belonging

By National Coalition

A fair learning environment helps every student feel welcomed, supported, and able to participate.

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