The Most Memorable Family and Education Interviews of the Year
Our reporters reflect on the words and ideas that resonated with them in 2019.
Alia Wong
Alia Wong is a former staff writer at The Atlantic, where she covers education and families.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic When Schools Try to Tweak Winter Break, Families Fight Back
Controversies over minor changes show how invested parents are in the end-of-year school calendar.
Nam Y. Huh / AP Images How to Save a Dying Language
The Hawaiian language nearly went extinct. Now it’s being taught in dozens of immersion schools.
What’s the Difference Between a College and a University?
There’s no such thing as a dumb question.
Courtesy of Lasell University The College Campuses That Moonlight as Wedding Venues
Some schools rent out their facilities, bringing in extra revenue during a time of widespread budgetary woes.
oksana.perkins / Shutterstock Six-Figure Price Tags Are Coming to Colleges
The annual cost of attending several selective universities is slated to reach $100,000 within a few years.
ShutterRunner.com (Matty Wolin) / Getty Why Is Middle School So Hard for So Many People?
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Simon Montag / The Atlantic College Students Just Want Normal Libraries
Schools have been on a mission to reinvent campus libraries—even though students just want the basics.
The Cat With a Campus Wrapped Around His Paw
For the past two years, Moxie has been invading classrooms and riding around Kenyon College atop students’ backpacks.
Courtesy of Jodi Miller / Kenyon College How College Changes the Parent-Child Relationship
The distance can actually strengthen the bond.
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