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Philip Babcock and Mindy Marks explore a decrease in the time spent studying on college campuses and its implications for students' future success.

But the mere existence of income inequality tells us little about what, if anything, should be done about it.

These recommended changes to Title I--a key provision of No Child Left Behind--could make significant improvements when it comes to what goes on in America’s schools and school systems day-to-day.

President Obama's speech was more encouraging then most conservatives would have a right to expect, and it gives us a good starting point.

Steven Brill’s Class Warfare is an immensely readable take on a slice of the “school reform” movement and an intriguing look at some key individuals in that effort. But, as is shown by its treatment of philanthropy, the book is perhaps more revealing for what its author omits—and how its blinkered view can mislead readers on big questions.

Even as charter schooling has been at the forefront of education reform efforts, we know remarkably little about how these schools approach this critical dimension of education. What have charter schools done with the opportunity to rethink civic education? Are there lessons to be learned? Are there challenges that impede their ability to teach citizenship?

Interview data suggest that state education authorities mainly focus on the standards and accountability provisions of No Child Left Behind and are only beginning to implement parental choice.