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In 2010, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found itself at the center of an academic scandal involving its athletic department. In his book, Cheated, UNC professor Jay Smith explained how the scandal came…

Summit Public Schools CEO Diane Tavenner talked about her book, Prepared: What Kids Need for a Fulfilled Life , in which she offered her thoughts on how to prepare students for college and…

Authors and editors discussed the importance of university presses and the role they play in American society.

In 2018, thousands of West Virginia teachers went on strike over health care and salary disputes. Emily Hilliard, editor of 55 Strong, explained the issues West Virginia teachers were dealing with and ties the…

Paul Tough reported on the challenges and costs of a college education. He was interviewed by Sara Goldrick-Rab author and founding director of the Hope Center for College, Community, and…

Tara Westover detailed her life growing up with survivalist parents in the Idaho mountains and her introduction to formal education at age 17. She was interviewed by author and journalist…

Journalist Natalie Wexler talked about her book, The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System--And How to Fix It, in which she argued that the U.S. education…

University of Chicago Professor Eve Ewing discussed her book, 1919, and some of her other works.

Rutgers University history professor Rachel Devlin looked at the desegregation of American public schools through the actions of young women throughout the country.

Colin Powell, retired four-star general and former secretary of state, recounts his military and political career through a collection of 44 remembrances that impart General Powell’s thoughts on life and leadership. General Powell weaves his…

Dave Cullen talked about his book Columbine (Twelve; April 6, 2009). In his book, on the 10th anniversary of the mass murders, he presents a comprehensive account of the shootings on Tuesday, April…

Elizabeth Todd-Breland (A Political Education) and William Ayers (about Becoming a Teacher) talked about education and education reform in the United States.

Pacific Research Institute fellow Lance Izumi argued that parents should have the right to opt out of the public school system.

Brad Meltzer presents a collection of women (and some men) throughout history that he believes his daughter, Lila, can look up to and derive strength from. The author profiles a range of…

Harvard Professor Anthony Jack shared his thoughts on the challenges disadvantaged students face at higher education institutions.

Donna Frietas talked about sexual abuse on college campuses. She spoke at the Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison.

Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), and professor Jon Haidt argued that a variety of social and societal trends have led to a weakening of…

Former Business Week editor Andrea Gabor reported on how several school systems throughout the country have abandoned “top-down” education reform in favor of a different model that,…

Known as “The Monkey Trial,” the Scopes Trial put a national spotlight on the debate of teaching evolution in public schools. Author and University of Kansas professor Jeffrey Moran talked about the media…

Justin Driver, author of Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind, and Lenora Chu, author of Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese…