One year after President Trump signed an executive order calling for the shuttering of the Education Department, the agency has taken its biggest step yet toward self-elimination. On Thursday, the ...

It may sound incredible, but China’s formal education system—the oldest in the world—was established nearly two millennia ago. The imperial education and examination system in China is estimated to ...

Massachusetts Governor-elect Maura Healey has tapped Patrick Tutwiler, a graduate of the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, to serve as the state’s next secretary of the Executive Office ...

Earning an advanced degree can be both a life achievement and an effective tool for career advancement. But even with closely related areas, like the EdD vs PhD in education, you can find more than a ...

AMORY GETHIN is an economist in the World Bank’s Development Research Group. Opinions expressed in articles and other materials are those of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect IMF policy.

April 6, 2026 • Higher education is especially reliant on computers and phones, but accessibility for people with disabilities has often been forgotten. A new federal rule could change that.