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Math Matters

Unequal offerings, unequal outcomes: We explore the nation’s math education crisis

PROOF POINTS: Professors say high school math doesn’t prepare most students for their college majors

Native American students have the least access to computer science

PROOF POINTS: Flashcards prevail over repetition in memorizing multiplication tables

SURVEY: What do you want to learn about math education? What are journalists missing when they write about math education?

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Choosing a college? Our free tool will help you figure out how much you might pay.

Hechinger en Español les trae nuestros artículos en su idioma

Explora nuestro reportaje acerca de la innovación y la desigualdad en educación

Se acerca un precipicio de cierres de escuelas. Los estudiantes hispanos y afroamericanos son los más propensos a sufrir las consecuencias.

Estudiantes con discapacidades a menudo son excluidos de populares programas de ‘lenguaje dual’

¿Son las dificultades de las escuelas en Puerto Rico un avance de lo que enfrentarán otros distritos?

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OPINION: Ask not what can be done with a humanities degree

PARENT VOICE: In a shortage, parents can be an untapped source of new teachers

College leaders refocus attention on their students’ top priority: Jobs after graduation

OPINION: Politicians who come to our HBCU campuses must understand and recognize our storied history

OPINION: Why Americans should not blame their local college or university for the shortfalls of the elite

Often overwhelmed on big campuses, rural college students push for support

Community college-to-UC pipeline gets a boost as California ‘guarantees’ transfers

Climate change vs schools

Climate change is already affecting America’s children, disrupting their learning and devastating school infrastructure. We explore its future toll on kids and how the education system can adapt.

Coverage of climate change in college textbooks is headed in the wrong direction

COLUMN: New climate legislation could create 9 million jobs. Who will fill them?

READ OUR CLIMATE CHANGE SERIES

Child care in shambles

The coronavirus pandemic has strained the already fragile child care industry. Without government support, it’s likely to topple.

Transit for toddlers: More bus stops needed near Head Start centers

Back on the beat: A reporter’s view of early education

Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Six ideas to ease the early intervention staffing crisis

How a disgraced method of diagnosing learning disabilities persists in our nation’s schools

Disabilities in math affect many students — but get little attention

More Early Childhood

Elementary to High School

Parents feared Tennessee’s new reading law would hold back thousands of students. That didn’t happen

PROOF POINTS: Schools’ mission shifted during the pandemic with healthcare, shelter and adult ed

OPINION: Historically underserved school districts in Mississippi were hit hard in the pandemic and need immediate help

More Elementary to High School

Higher education

The hidden financial aid hurdle derailing college students

Reporter’s Notebook: Why are campus political groups so hard to track down?

Canada treats its adjunct professors better than the U.S. does – and it pays off for students

More Higher Education

OPINION: To solve teacher shortages, let’s open pathways for immigrants so they can become educators and role models

OPINION: Left out: Dreamers miss too many education opportunities that could change their lives

OPINION: Legacy admissions are unnecessary, raise moral concerns and exclude deserving students

OPINION: It is time to pay attention to the science of learning

OPINION: We need targeted funding for racial equity in our public schools. California may have some lessons for all of us

OPINION: With a little extra help and support, rural students can overcome daunting barriers to higher education

OPINION: Here’s why a costly college education should not be the only path to career success

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