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Writer and Oberlin English professor Anne Trubek quizzes Victor E. Ferrall Jr., author of “Liberal Arts on the Brink,” about the glum future of the American liberal arts college.

Most principals can’t identify or explain what constitutes good teaching, much less help teachers improve, according to a new book.

“American Teacher” argues the best prescription for the United States’ ailing public schools is paying the educators a better salary.

Opinion: Standardized, high-stakes testing isn’t a panacea for all that ails schools, but it is a good start for finding a cure.

A new book, “The Failure of Environmental Education,” says schools are failing to teach kids how to save the planet.

A Central California community has added a fourth “R” to the core curriculum in its public schools: Religion. Sociologist Emile Lester answers our questions about the experiment.

Results of a survey from the American Association of School Administrators shows how K-12 school officials across the country made cuts to their schools’ programs.

As the fall semester begins, we look at some of the ways community colleges are meeting — or failing to meet — the needs of their students.

How one California school district turns bad teachers over to their peers to help them improve their skills and save their jobs.

The University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute runs charter schools and uses innovative practices to provide inner-city children a pathway to college.