Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
As schools focus more on evidence-based reading instruction, less time is available for children to practice reading for pleasure.
Supporters of the ban argue that kids need a break from constant phone notifications so they can focus on learning and social skills instead.
What has the Sunshine State learned from 27 years of school choice?
The US Supreme Court ruled that states could exclude transgender athletes from girls and women’s sports teams.
The Supreme Court’s rulings on Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. focused on transgender students participating on sports teams, but likely has broader implications.
American courts have heard cases over the Bible’s role in classrooms for more than a century. Whether lessons are constitutional depends on their purpose.
If students choose to listen to music while studying, they should consider music that is less distracting – and save high-energy playlists for when they don’t need to focus.
College tuition has not significantly risen since 1990, at least compared to tuition changes over the previous decades.
Cities benefit from trees, which can cool concrete sprawls and improve air quality.
Young poets wrestled with loneliness, fractured families, violence and other challenges – but also showed an unwillingness to surrender to despair.
Parents and educators sometimes avoid having conversations about grief with children because they don’t know what to say. Here are some tips for how to approach it.
Over 60% of middle and high school students we surveyed from 2021-2024 said they wanted to be social media influencers, or picked their future careers online.
Some students might arrive at college with already formed cheating habits, and a mentality that justifies the practice.
Enslaved people were not just enslaved physically, but mentally as well. as widespread laws in the South barred enslaved people from receiving an education.
AI schools try to tailor learning to match students’ abilities. But they can’t help young people learn who they are.
As the National Science Foundation starts giving out fewer grants, people worldwide will potentially lose out from potential research findings that could help improve their lives.
Democrats tend to give less than Republicans when it comes to earmarked funding for universities – but they give more to minority-serving institutions.
Nearly one-third of Philadelphia schools closed in 2013 still sit vacant while cyber charters banked millions in revenue.
Some states are trying to challenge a long-held precedent that undocumented children are allowed to attend public school free of charge.
Many Black teachers were pushed out of classrooms from the 1950s through ‘70s. Despite new recruitment programs, the teacher workforce remains mostly white.
A series of racist costume parties at Bowdoin shows the contradiction colleges have to navigate – encouraging open, reasoned debate, while creating a safe campus for all students.
After my niece died by suicide, I began researching how Chinese immigrant families feel about their children’s mental health and why they often avoid care.
Title IX’s language is clear that the 1972 law does not cover the admissions decisions private colleges and universities make.
It’s no longer uncommon for scheduled university commencement speakers to have their invitations rescinded following backlash over their politics.
A new memo blocks graduate students from writing theses or dissertations on certain topics, raising questions about academic freedom and the purpose of higher education.
Exaggerating phrases and talking in a sing-song way can actually help, not make it harder, for young children to master speaking a language.
Most American adults will say that they most valued teachers who really knew them, cared about them and made learning relevant to their lives.
New research shows that for every 10 boys identified with autism, only about two girls in a comparable situation were identified.
Young people don’t all contribute in the same way, and understanding the broader picture is the starting point for adults who want to support them.
The Smith College investigation marks the first time the Trump administration is considering whether trans students should gain admission to certain schools.
Homeschooling trends are on the rise, bucking the narrative that most of its growth was caused by the pandemic.
New research suggests that bullying prevention work should address the broader classroom environment, not just students’ individual characteristics and behaviors.
Congress passed a law in 1990 mandating the return of all Native American items that federally funded institutions took without consent. Progress since then has been slow.
Most states have some sort of requirement for a minimum number of lockdown drills a year, but there is no set federal guidance.
While these Southern states made some gains in reading, they weren’t evenly felt across different student populations.