A Cartoon Gateway to Real-World Issues
Animated movies like Zootopia and Finding Dory gave adults the tools to talk about serious issues with children in 2016.
Education
How the Justice System Pushes Kids Out of Classrooms and Into Prisons
The playwright and professor Anna Deavere Smith explored the link between schools and incarceration in her one-woman show Notes From the Field.
How Comedy Became Education's Best Critic
Late-night hosts including John Oliver and Samantha Bee devoted air time to school-related issues this year, pushing the topics into mainstream conversation.
Where the 'Bad Kids' Go to School
A 2016 documentary magnifies an often ignored part of the education world.
Sixteen in ‘16: Our Favorite Education Stories
Take a stroll down memory lane, a scroll through some #TBTs, or whatever the school kids are calling a throwback these days. Here are our favorite education stories The Atlantic published this year.
The Common High-School Tool That's Banned in College
Why are students still using calculators?
A Wisconsin Legislator Models Political Correctness for Students
Instead of selectively attacking views they find objectionable, students, administrations, and elected officials could try defending the principle of free speech.
Ending Extracurricular Privilege
One man’s mission to make college admissions sane (and fair) again
School Discipline in a Post-Obama World
It’s unclear whether the Trump administration will also see the issue as a matter of civil rights.
Where Do Schools Close Most Often for Weather?
The forecast has to be more frightful to cancel classes in some states than in others.