Elective Staff

Eight college students holding buttons that read "vote" at voter registration

13 Min Read

In Our Feeds

A Fourth of July Celebration of Voting and Civic Participation

13 Min Read

Sculpture in a W shape, with a candle holder shape protruding from the middle, in green glaze

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Julia Ambros

4 Min Read

Old fashioned gas pumps at an abandoned station

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Yesterday’s Gas Stations, Don’t Mess With Data, and Gettin’ “Jiggle” With It

9 Min Read

Tabby cat enjoying catnip in sunny summers garden

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Buzzed Cats, Artificial Sentience, and Learning Languages

8 Min Read

Black and white photo of a black man in a white t-shirt and face mask carrying an upside down American flag

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Miles Hearne

3 Min Read

People sitting on a bench holding different flags for the protest defending the LGBTQ rights

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Pride Flags, Chicken Feed, and Tiny Triathlons

8 Min Read

$Illustration of a human figure in white shirt and pink pants refracted into numerous parts$

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Yulong Pan

3 Min Read

Man walking away from a decrepit boat sitting on cracked, dry ground that was formerly a lake

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Tracy Flick Returns, Drought Discoveries, and Omnipresent Student Journalists

9 Min Read

Yellow road sign showing a cow getting beamed up by a UFO beside the ET Highway on the road to the town of Racheal, Nevada.

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

UFOs, Solar Sails, and Pioneering Coders

9 Min Read

Painting of angular aliens in peach and pink against an abstract blue and green background

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Sydney Turner

4 Min Read

Smartphone with the game Wordle on the screen

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Wordle Fracas, iPod Legacies, and Art of Science

9 Min Read

Digital architectural rendering of a triangular building surrounded by trees

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Ray Wang

4 Min Read

Chess pieces sit next to the board during a round of chess at Washington Square Park in New York City

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

TikTok Study Buddy, Fashion Forward, and Gotham Gambit

9 Min Read

illustration of a column with students carrying books carved into the top against a yellow background with the words education in a just community at the top

16 Min Read

From the Archive

Priorities for Education in a Just Community

16 Min Read

Drawing of an abstract landscape and street scene with large faces at either end

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Ella Koltun

4 Min Read

Komodo Dragon, the world's largest lizard, strolling a beach seeking food on Komodo Island in Indonesia.

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Charismatic Creatures, Cinematic Invention, and Celebrating Teachers

8 Min Read

Black and white photo of seven community college students speaking together outside on a campus

13 Min Read

From the Archive

Night School, English 101

13 Min Read

teacher in red cape standing against big blackboard with mathematical symbols and formulas

2 Min Read

Fan Mail

Teacher Appreciation Day 2022: Superhero Shout Out Edition

2 Min Read

High school students and teacher clapping in classroom

2 Min Read

Fan Mail

Teacher Appreciation Day 2022: YA DID GREAT Edition

2 Min Read

Playful group close-up of Hispanic teenagers laughing and gesturing as they look at camera outside their high school.

2 Min Read

Fan Mail

Teacher Appreciation Day 2022: Never Gonna Give You Up Edition

2 Min Read

Painting of traffic against a blue-gray sky

5 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Jessica Patton

5 Min Read

Colorful overlapping silhouettes of mobile phone users

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

American Babel, Dissent Poetry, and Slow Drives

9 Min Read

Illustration of a young man with sunglasses on his forehead, mouth open and eyes wide in excitement, holding a PDA-style device with the words Admitted to the Class of 2036 on the screen

4 Min Read

From the Archive

How Online Communities Can Affect College Admissions and More

4 Min Read

Painting of two young girls playing in a playground tube

6 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Janin Liu

6 Min Read

Three model skeletons in a row, holding swords and shields

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Putin’s People, Skeleton Crews, and National Baseball

9 Min Read

Black and white photo of a teacher helping students reading books in a middle school classroom

18 Min Read

From the Archive

Middle School: Crossroads on the Path to College

18 Min Read

Illustration of seated figure with a broken home for a head watched over by three figures with house heads whose lights are shining on the seated figure

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Janaya Delone

4 Min Read

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Darn Fine Coffee, Interdimensional Extraterrestrials, and Library Connections

9 Min Read

Four photos of a young woman in a white dress with a black quarter-circle structural element attached

5 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Avery Vang

5 Min Read

Image of Saturn and it's rings in shadow and outlined against a black background

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Dodo Brains, Saturn’s Ring Cycle, and Busting Caesar

9 Min Read

Black and white photo of Bill Honig, on left, speaking with three students in an office

21 Min Read

From the Archive

Bill Honig: A Man Between Two Worlds

21 Min Read

Illustration of the inside of a greenhouse

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Anastasia Hauser

4 Min Read

14 Min Read

From the Archive

The Case for Recognizing American Sign Language

14 Min Read

Closeup photo of a pile of American nickels

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Nickelmania, Vocational Devotionals, and Reel Buffets

9 Min Read

Children are interviewed by a television news reporter

8 Min Read

From the Archive

Education and Media at a Crossroads

8 Min Read

Illustration of two men looking at each other, overlapped, with flowers growing from their heads

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Niké Harris

4 Min Read

Scene from the animated movie Encanto with Mirabel on the left and Bruno on the right

10 Min Read

In Our Feeds

We Do Talk About Bruno, Watching the Watches, and Dolly’s Virtues

10 Min Read

Students Working on Computers in Class in the 1990s

4 Min Read

From the Archive

Policy Brief: The Digital Divide and Educational Opportunity

4 Min Read

Black and white drawing of three men in hospital beds hooked up to machines

5 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Ken Xiaofu Wu

5 Min Read

10 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Tapping Stonehenge, Defining Animals, and Grading Grades

10 Min Read

Black and white photo of a woman win a business dress and light scarf and glasses, smiling next to a parked car

24 Min Read

From the Archive

Caryl M. Kline: A First Lady in Education

24 Min Read

Sculpture of a face poking through fabric

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Sophia Perun

4 Min Read

Illustration of a young woman with her head resting on her arms, seated against a row of houses, with the young woman as large as a house

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Lisa Tran

4 Min Read

Image of a sunset with an illustration of sound waves layered on top

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Sounds of Silence, Shakespeare in the Holler, and Regular Visitors

9 Min Read

Close up of American skeleton athlete laying flat on her board

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Olympic Adrenaline, Parental Exhaustion, and Fusion Reactions

8 Min Read

Photo of a young Asian woman with a metal flower in her mouth

5 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Jessica McCann

5 Min Read

a man with safety gloves and face mask delivers pizza

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Delivery Dilemmas, Stronger Smartphones, and Literal Everyday Apocalypses

8 Min Read

Portrait of a young black woman in sunglasses and with a green snake around her shoulders against a yellow background

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Ma'Laysia Martin

4 Min Read

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Melting Icebergs, Deep Freezes, and Expanding Hope

9 Min Read

Photo of a young woman, her arms covering her face so only her eyes are visible, with bandaids on her arms with epithets about her hair written on them

5 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Maisha Nganga

5 Min Read

Full Frame Shot Of a wall of Audio Cassettes

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Mixtape Memories, Macaque Matriarchs, and Matrix Mimesis

9 Min Read

Photo of a building at night highlight a band of red paint and a gas meter under fluorescent light

5 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Sebastian Plaza

5 Min Read

Office desk with computer, phone, and files on beach

10 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Grand Theft Auto, Orchestral Interludes, and Zooming Out

10 Min Read

Illustration of a female figure with six faces, arms clasped across her chest, as a plate with a fish sits in front of her

6 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Oliver Benbow

6 Min Read

Illustration resembling stained glass depicting two young women harvesting stars

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Jasmine Harrick

4 Min Read

pencil in the shape of a rocket blasting off with the number 1 in 2021 on the pencil

33 Min Read

In Our Feeds

25 Things That Made Us Smarter in 2021

33 Min Read

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist John Benitez

3 Min Read

Painting in amber and black of a young man looking to the left

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Jennifer Turner

3 Min Read

10 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Oregon Trailblazers, International Jetsetters, and Graceful Agers

10 Min Read

Photo of a woman, seen from behind, wearing a blue costume while standing on a parched ground at sunset

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Noah Chin

4 Min Read

Black and illustration of a woman seen from the bottom of her eyes to her mid-chest, set into a gray laptop screen against a background of lilac clocks and calendars

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Mya Shekitka

4 Min Read

Performer dressed as Mickey Mouse stands on a parade float at Disney World

10 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Disney’s Worlds, Laugh’s Anti-Riots, and Marie Antoinette’s Versailles

10 Min Read

Abstract painting in dark greens, reds, and muted colors depicting two people in weird monstrous forms

6 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Sophia Jortner

6 Min Read

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Time Tunnels, Robo-cakes, and Potty Talk

9 Min Read

A suit of silver armor lit from below against a white wall

5 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Lucy MacDougall

5 Min Read

Prince raising his arms during a performance in the rain

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Spooky Songs, Data Death, and Maximal Microchips

9 Min Read

Illustration of three women together at the center of a body of water

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Amy Zhu

3 Min Read

Shelf of vinyl records and a record player

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Analog Work, Deepcut Bond, and Leafblower Blowback

8 Min Read

Illustration of faceless people interacting against a background of green and white dots

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Biplove Baral

3 Min Read

Photo of state fair food stands advertising deep fried cheese products

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

State Fairs, Slackageddon, and Student Journalists

8 Min Read

Painting of a rainy New York City street scene

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Enola Alvord

3 Min Read

Satellite image of ever given ship stuck in the Suez Canal

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Wildfire Smokejumpers, Supply-Chain Omnishambles, and National Guard Drivers

9 Min Read

Full body Self-portrait photograph of a young black man in a coat against a black background

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Andrew Harris

3 Min Read

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Big Data, Giant Planets, and Huge Shoes to Fill

8 Min Read

Nighttime photo of a supermarket and taco stand store front with a mural of the Virgin Mary on the left

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Ashley Gallegos

4 Min Read

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Fame, Fortune, and Files

8 Min Read

Detail of digital illustration depicting two men standing on a subway platform in a futuristic setting

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Alec Barker

3 Min Read

Lab technician holding Coffee cell cultures (right) and roasted coffee (left) in glass containers

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Test-Tube Coffee, Green-Eyed Clickbait, and Acid-Trip Animators

8 Min Read

Detail of a black and white illustration of a young woman sitting in a barber chair with the barber standing behind her, both wearing face masks and reflected in a mirror

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Alison Wan

3 Min Read

Matrix rain of Japanese Katakana green characters on a black background

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Pandemic Parenting, Green Steel, and Subtracting Sexism

9 Min Read

Detail of a collage depicting a bedroom in disarray with a floating distorted face in the center-right of the image

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Aidan Sung

4 Min Read

New York City skyline at night, with two beams of blue light emanating from the right of the frame

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Party Animals, Digital Libraries, and Memorializing 9/11

9 Min Read

Photo of an abstract cardboard structure, resembling a box exploding in all directions

2 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Tony Liu

2 Min Read

Pattern of mouse cursors with the word click rendered in different colors

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Mindhacks, Crackdowns, and Clickstreams

9 Min Read

Black and white photo of a grinning A. Bartlett Giamatti seen from the neck up

24 Min Read

From the Archive

A Talk with A. Bartlett Giamatti

24 Min Read

Red container with a thin neck and large body covered in spiny objects

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Julie Trohan

3 Min Read

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Dune’s Deserts, The Chair’s Faculty, and the Ed Beat’s Journos

9 Min Read

Three illustrations, at left, student in graduation regalia handed a diploma and loan bill; in the center, two students in regalia, one holds a sign reading debt free now and the other wears a sign reading just merged; at right a student running from a debt bill

19 Min Read

From the Archive

Federal Student Loan Plans: The Dangers Are Real

19 Min Read

2 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Matthew Friedman

2 Min Read

Young Black woman smiling as the sun forms a bright corona behind her

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Decoding Macbeth, Celebrating Obituaries, and Opting In to Optimism

9 Min Read

Black and white photo of a smiling male college student sitting in front of an open laptop

15 Min Read

From the Archive

No Longer a Novelty, Online Learning Comes of Age

15 Min Read

Photo of a papier-mâché head of lurch from the Addams family

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Abigail Jones

3 Min Read

Bag of rice in the form of a newborn in a blanket, on the right; a red wrapped blanked in the middle background, and a box of cooked rice on the left

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

American Hermits, Conflict Resolution, and Long Grain Ingenuity

9 Min Read

Photo of a five-piece tea set in black, white, and gray

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Lucas Koranda

3 Min Read

10 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Hidden Figures, Detecting Distraction, and Pandemic Preservation

10 Min Read

two images, side by side, showing a sculpture in the shape of california covered in wax and lit candles

2 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Jungwon Hwang

2 Min Read

Hand of a chef taking photograph of tacos on table with a mobile phone. Hands of cook photographing Mexican food

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Taco Talk, Media Meltdowns, and Flagrant Flops

8 Min Read

Garish pairing in red, blue, black, and white of two hands holding open a mouth full of teeth with braces

4 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Bella Galo

4 Min Read

Couple pulled off to side of rural road watching sunset over desert river gorge woman taking photo with smartphone from convertible off road vehicle

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Ted Lasso, America’s Promise, and Roads Traveled

8 Min Read

A mixed-media sculpture sitting in the corner and attached to the two walls, on the left, and a sketch of the work on the right

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Zonelys Martinez

3 Min Read

Seamless pattern of slices of watermelon filling the frame

10 Min Read

In Our Feeds

TikTok Tangles, Melon Mania, and Slow Speeds

10 Min Read

Full frame of high angle view of circuit board.

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Celebrating Perseverance, Reinventing Microchips, and Investigating Sneezes

9 Min Read

Drawing of a monarch butterfly on the right interacting with a caterpillar on the left, both on a big leaf

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist John Ruggiero

3 Min Read

US ice hockey team celebrating defeating the USSR in the 1980 winter Olympics

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Celebrating Sports, Lamenting Meetings, and Mourning Bowling Balls

8 Min Read

Collage of images -- books, sneakers, skateboards, pens and pencils and paintbrushes -- surrounding the head of a young woman, smiling gently with a heart over her face

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Gracie Baker

3 Min Read

Black and white photo of two men, seen from behind, walking down a dusty road carrying bags and wearing cowboy hats, with a billboard to the right reading "next time try the train relax"

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Critical Curricula, Boss Talks, and Buried National Treasure

9 Min Read

Image of graffiti splattered against a brick wall

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Chris Chavez

3 Min Read

10 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Homeschooling Boom, Brain Games, and Rebooting 230

10 Min Read

2 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Eleanor Wardlaw

2 Min Read

Two young women, both wearing face masks, hold a pizza in front of a red pizza vending machine

10 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Clubhouse Crashers, Pizzabots, and Family Dynasties

10 Min Read

A grid of five black and white rectangular smudge drawings, set vertically left to right, with a long row of similar drawings running atop it

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Gina Partridge

3 Min Read

Private garage interior, very untidy. A workbench is drowned under a wild mix of tools, cans, boxes and what not. Nowhere to stand, let alone move.

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Debating Debate, Monumental Overhauls, and Our Stuff, Ourselves

8 Min Read

Blue electric vehicle charger plugged into the front of a silver electric car

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Recharging EVs, Repairing Tractors, and Remembering Carle

9 Min Read

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Emoji Boss, IRL Bubbles, and Audiophile Elegy

9 Min Read

Series of green, white, blue, and black arcs made into an optical illusion to create the sensation that the image is swirling

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Phone Homes, Data Illusions, and Digital Canyons

8 Min Read

Illustration of a young woman in a ramen bowl surrounded by images of travel and other whimsical things

2 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Xiaomin Ou

2 Min Read

Illustration of a fox jumping over a fence

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

ESports Exclusion, Active Resistance to Passive Voice, and Belgian Border Battle

8 Min Read

a group of students seated at desks and clapping

3 Min Read

Fan Mail

Teacher Appreciation Day: Guitar Hero Edition

3 Min Read

Black and white drawing of a man and a woman, the man sitting and the woman standing, with a dog at their feet

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Hunter Ruiz

3 Min Read

View of Earth rising over the Moon's horizon taken from the Apollo 11 spacecraft

7 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Bordeaux Blasts Off, Ocean Hot Dogs, and Supreme Student Speech

7 Min Read

Two black and white photos, side by side, the one on the left of a young man sitting on a train track with his back to the camera, the one on the right a person standing on a white arrow printed on the street

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Alejandro Rivero

3 Min Read

Upside down ice cream cone melting down a sidewalk

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Dolly Parton Book Club, Hacking Soft Serve, and Hashtag YOLO

8 Min Read

photo of a young woman in a dress made from orange, gray, and pink fabrics with a keyboard-like band across the shoulders

2 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Wen Li (Riven)

2 Min Read

Illustration of a young man, from the shoulders up, eyes closed and smirking, holding his hands up as a rainbow runs from one hand to the other with the words OK BOOMER placed over the rainbow

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Pandemic Lessons, Generation Gaps, and Wordplay

9 Min Read

Photo of a rock sculpture with a hole cut out of the middle

2 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Jabin Sanchez

2 Min Read

Illustration of the mars helicopter ingenuity flying in a very red martian atmosphere while the mars rover perseverance sits parked in the background

8 Min Read

Interview

Mars-copters, Author Prophets, and Free Speech Zones

8 Min Read

Mock magazine cover with the title Beauty and an image of a woman in black and white with a covering over her face, which is held by her hands, and a block highlighting an eye and another her mouth

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Endryval Camba

3 Min Read

A depiction of sound waves shown in pinks, purples, and blues

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Mod Squads, Hacking DNA, and Sounds of Sounds

8 Min Read

photograph of a metal sculpture in the shape of a pyramid

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Anthony Palombit

3 Min Read

Thousands of dominos organized in a multi-colored spiral

9 Min Read

In Our Feeds

NFT WTF, Dominos Queen, and #MemeFail

9 Min Read

Illustration of a woman in a white dress and shoes, seen from below the calf, walking away while carrying purple and orange shopping bags

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Audrey Paransky

3 Min Read

An empty movie theater marquee sign with Cinema 6 above it standing in an empty field

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Pandemic Idioms, Filter Bubbles, and Walk-and-Talks

8 Min Read

Black and white pencil drawing of a mass of figures and animals

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Erhan Bao

3 Min Read

Screenshot from an episode of The Simpsons showing Homer working alongside a robot in the nuclear power plant

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Deepfake Homers, Email Epocalypse, and Fukushima Photos

8 Min Read

Photo illustration of a house on the left against a peach background and a photo of the tops of trees on the right with the tip of a roof poking down from the top of the image

2 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Emma Davies

2 Min Read

Color illustration of an architectural project

7 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Hip-Hop Architecture, Algorithm Overload, and Qapla’

7 Min Read

Black and white photo of a white female high school student working at a computer

12 Min Read

From the Archive

The Gender Gap in AP Computer Science: 1984-1996

12 Min Read

Grid of four square paintings, two by two, in various colors: white, blue, red, pink

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist WeiHang (Jacky) Li

3 Min Read

Screenshot of a red and white parachute deployed, seen from below

6 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Space is the Place, Anti-Social Media, and Ode to a Beat

6 Min Read

10 Min Read

From the Archive

Brown v. Board of Education at Fifty: A Personal Perspective

10 Min Read

Cartoony illustration with the words Wake Up in bold letter letters at the center, above an alarm clock against a montage of scenes from life, like rising from bed and marching in protest

2 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Autumn English

2 Min Read

Illustration from the 1970s in pink and white and red promoting Soul City by showing an outdoor market on the left, men golfing in the center, and an indoor shopping mall on the right

8 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Retraining America, Humanitarian Aid, and Utopian Dreams

8 Min Read

Black and white photo of a male college student with his hand against his mouth and chin, looking pensively at a computer screen

9 Min Read

From the Archive

Assessment's Next Wave: The Computerized Placement Tests

9 Min Read

Abstract image of a white plume, on the left, with a yellow and red shard of light beaming down and to the right, all against a background of light and dark blue

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Taylor Moorman

3 Min Read

A set of bowling pins seen from behind as a bowling ball knocks them down

7 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Dollars for Bowling, “Crowd” Roars, and Calc Hack

7 Min Read

A column, tilted to the right, with the words higher education affordability written above it

12 Min Read

From the Archive

Will It be the Health-Care Issue of the 21st Century?

12 Min Read

Image of a young woman's face at the center of a square, the imaged bordered by three square frames in yellow, green, and purple, with a swirl of colors filling out the square

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Abigail Cutler

3 Min Read

Cover of the first edition of Madden Football

7 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Madden Memories, Chicken Fried Debate, and Alternate Realities

7 Min Read

Illustration of a trash can with a diploma and graduation cap coming out of it

11 Min Read

From the Archive

The Public Perception of Education

11 Min Read

Painting of a black girl in a yellow sweater with her eyes covered by a pair of hands coming up from behind her

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Annie Xia

3 Min Read

Color photo of professional baseball player Henry Aaron in the middle of swinging his bat in an empty stadium

7 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Hammerin’ Hank, the Zuck Court, and Beethoven’s Ear

7 Min Read

A pantsuit made out of color strips of beach balls

2 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Amanda Roessler

2 Min Read

Black and white photo of Shirley Chisholm smiling as she stands at a podium

6 Min Read

In Our Feeds

Campus Care Crisis, Shirley’s Enduring Wisdom, and Loving Libraries

6 Min Read

Painting of a human figure with its face cut out of its head, with a red crescent moon and red star printed over the figure

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Prince Abrahams

3 Min Read

Detail of the cover of the novel The Great Gatsby showing a set of female eyes against a blue background

6 Min Read

In Our Feeds

First Veep of Color, the Supreme Taylor Swift, and Gatsby Beats On

6 Min Read

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Kayla Lunde

3 Min Read

Drawing of an iceberg seen from the side, showing a piece above water and a larger chunk below water, with a young woman falling into the water on the left

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Katherine Westcott

3 Min Read

Pencil illustrated to look like a rocket ship blasting off into a cloudy blue sky with 2020 written across the pencil

16 Min Read

In Our Feeds

The 25 Things That Made Us Smarter in 2020

16 Min Read

painting of a young woman in a gray shirt and yellow overalls with a blue and white striped piece of fabric over her head

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Jenifer Le

3 Min Read

An abstract photo self-portrait of a young woman's face peeking out from below pink water

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Natalie Beier

3 Min Read

Digital artwork depicting a person walking on a green plain as their footsteps reveal a gray urban landscape beneath the grass

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Lucia Li

3 Min Read

A miniature reproduction of a blue United States postal service mailbox

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Foster Townsend

3 Min Read

Colorful illustration of people shopping in a grocery store, wearing face masks and carrying essential items like toilet paper and cleaning supplies

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Manuel Guerrero Zdeinert

3 Min Read

Black and white self-portrait of the artist from the waist up, a young black woman, wearing a tank top with her arms folded and boxing gloves on her hands

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Brianna McCoy

3 Min Read

Color illustration of an anthropomorphic cactus driving a low-ride motorcycle in the desert

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Nathan Celaya

3 Min Read

two hands pointing at two old computer terminals set against a blue-purple background

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