Educational Leadership

Five years ago, LeBron James set out to fix some of America's most difficult problems. Some question whether the project is living up to its promises.

Nine in ten parents agree school uniforms should support their kids to be active. That's only one reason schools should let kids wear sports uniforms. They're also cheaper and kids prefer them.

Schools are being urged to make competitive events such as running and jumps voluntary at their sports carnivals because of the mental anguish and humiliation it can cause students.

Reform is needed in college sports to ensure academics remain the top priority.

Teams deploy diverse solutions to train athletes and improve the fan experience.

Catching more sleep could help student-athletes catch more touchdowns, but some still argue sports schedules are a reason against moving back the first bell.

After just over a decade in conference basketball, Manhattan’s Berkeley College is taking a 26-0 record to the U.S.C.A.A. Division II national tournament.

Colleges should award degrees in athletics, just as they do in music, dance and theater.

Teens from low socioeconomic areas of Perth who took part in specialist sports programs were better engaged at school and their maths grades improved, my research shows.

Struggling New Orleans high schools gave up football in order to focus on academics—but they’re starting to question whether it has to be all or nothing.

It was a bold new idea: an all-sports college, classes be damned. But for the athletes at Forest Trail Sports University who faced hunger, sickness and worse, it turned into a nightmare.

The athletic programs at highly selective institutions are out-of-sync with the schools' missions.

Technologies such as video boards and mobile apps are part of efforts to give fans what they want.

Katie Ledecky, Lia Neal, Simone Manuel and Maya DiRado are some of the Olympians with a Stanford University tie.