In a new book, a UC San Diego political scientist argues that governments seek to educate their citizens not to expand people’s minds, but to mold them into obedient subjects. Education should promote ...

Editor’s note: This article has been updated with a comment from a U.S. Department of Education spokesperson. U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is no longer visiting a school in Waltham on ...

The Massachusetts secretary of education gave updates this week on the agency’s commissioner search, as well as Holyoke’s exit from receivership and how the state is handling pressure from the Trump ...

With families struggling to keep up with rising college costs, the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education this week discussed the possibility of allowing colleges and universities in the state to ...

When the pandemic hit, Massachusetts was considered a national leader in education. In reality, reading and math scores have been falling behind since 2015. Since then, the state hasn’t been able to ...

Education should promote deep inquiry and individual autonomy, but often, it has been used as a vehicle for indoctrination. That's what Agustina S. Paglayan, a UC San Diego assistant professor of ...