Education wasn’t a major driver of the midterms. But polling suggests that Democrats’ advantage on schools may have given them a small boost.

In Indiana and Ohio, students who fell just short of a reading benchmark often learned more afterward — perhaps because they didn’t want to be held back a grade.

The election suggested a new political playbook for Democrats on education — but offered a warning about their vulnerabilities.

A Democrat in Iowa and a Republican in Oregon have made schools central to their campaigns. And it seems to be helping.

The education secretary wants to make schools great again. But her account of when things went wrong leaves out important chapters of history.

The official, Arielle Roth, has prompted a review of the $3 billion federal internet subsidy for schools.

The school was cast in a negative light in a recent New York Times essay. I went to see what parents think of it now.

Parents and policymakers want to know how much a school helps children learn. For elementary schools, even sophisticated statistics may not provide an answer.

A long-running integration program produced modest test-score gains — and remarkably large increases in college graduation.

Sticker prices at elite schools keep making headlines, but after grants and discounts, students are paying less in tuition than they did a decade ago.