Trump’s Handling of the 2020 Census Was Even Worse Than You Think

The Commerce Department official who oversaw the 2000 census explains how minorities got undercounted and white people got overcounted in 2020.

Will Democrats Come to Their Census?

Why boosting participation in the 2020 survey should be one of their biggest priorities.

The president is using this issue to light up the worst instincts of his base.

A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.

by Bruno V. Manno

Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.

by Bruno V. Manno

High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.

by Jon Marcus

New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.

by Michael T. Nietzel