James Traub is the author of John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit. His next book will be The Cradle of Citizenship, on civic education.
Martin Van Buren, father of the Democrats, knew that the Founders were wrong about partisan politics.
The “more enemies, fewer friends” doctrine.
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A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.
Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.
High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.
New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.
