Education

School Wars

How Battles Over Vouchers, Book Bans, COVID-19 and More Are Harming Public Education

Political conflict has shifted how the nation educates kids, leaving them on increasingly different and unequal paths at school.

In an Unprecedented Move, Ohio Is Funding the Construction of Private Religious Schools

Sept. 17, 5 a.m. EDT

The Unequal Effects of School Closings

by Alec MacGillis,

Aug. 26, 5 a.m. EDT

School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.

July 16, 6 a.m. EDT

Conservatives Go to War — Against Each Other — Over School Vouchers

by Alec MacGillis,

July 1, 6 a.m. EDT

Texas Is the Largest GOP Stronghold Without Pro-School Voucher Legislation. Gov. Abbott Is on a Crusade to Change That.

by Jeremy Schwartz,

June 21, 5 a.m. CDT

“I Refuse to Be Told What to Do”: Facebook Posts Show a Conservative School Board Member Rejecting Extremism

by Jeremy Schwartz,

May 22, 5 a.m. CDT

Former Far-Right Hard-Liner Says Billionaires Are Using School Board Races to Sow Distrust in Public Education

by Jeremy Schwartz,

May 15, 5:05 a.m. CDT

The Influential Conservative Group Making it Harder for Idaho Districts to Fix Their Schools

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman,

April 9, 6 a.m. EDT

Private Schools, Public Money: School Leaders Are Pushing Parents to Exploit Voucher Programs

by Alec MacGillis,

Jan. 31, 5 a.m. EST

Skipping School: America’s Hidden Education Crisis

by Alec MacGillis,

Jan. 8, 6 a.m. EST