Higher Education
As a whole new kind of college emerges, critics fret over standards
Competency education offers credit for experience, but who decides? Critics worry whether competency-based education is growing too fast for standards to be set.
Partners
“I told you your dreams would come true”
A video goes inside inspirational Brooklyn school that went viral on Humans of New York
Common Core
Common Core’s unintended consequence?
More teachers write their own curricula
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At new Mississippi charter school, students will learn to speak computer
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Mississippi has never had a charter school before. Here’s what to expect next year:
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Column Common Core works – when teachers and parents get a say in rewriting it
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Opinion Congress should rewrite No Child Left Behind to help schools improve, not punish them on Friday
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The average caseload of a public high school counselor –- nearly double the 250 recommended by American School Counselor Association
Rich school, poor school
Never Too Early
Expelled in preschool
Preschoolers are expelled at three times the rate of their older peers. Here’s what to do about it — and how to support the mental health of all kidsRead more
New Orleans
Principal in the classroom: Can New Orleans school make it work?
When Krystal Hardy took the helm at a struggling charter school, she aimed to follow a new model for a principal – one who has an intense focus on helping teachers improve. Halfway through the school year, she assesses how it's worked.
Higher Education
The unexpected reason some in higher ed fear free community college
With enrollment already falling, small private campuses struggle to compete
Higher Education
At one Mississippi university, a free passport and maybe ticket to study abroad
Jasmine Harvey has always wanted to travel, but she never had the money to pay for a passport and study abroad. Now the Jackson State University senior plans to see…
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percent of community college students earn a certificate or degree within six years, compared with almost 74 percent at private nonprofit and about 63 percent at public universities.
Critics question Obama’s free community college idea
Blended Learning
A school where students, teachers remix their schedules every week
What happens when 14-year-olds have a say in the school day?
K-12
Is the new AP U.S. History really anti-American?
Martin Luther King Jr., Benjamin Franklin, George Washington Carver, James Madison and Rosa Parks. If you’ve heard that the new AP U.S. History course description doesn’t mention these legendary Americans,…
Higher Education
Congressional report—by colleges—complains they’re over-regulated
Review ordered by congressional committee was produced by industry association