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Supreme Court ruling brings an altered legal landscape for school choice

Supreme Court ruling brings an altered legal landscape for school choice

The decision in Carson v. Makin directly affects tuition programs in just three states. But public school advocates worry about wider implications

Supporting Students Series

The kids are not all right.

Even before the pandemic began, more than 1 in 3 high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. In many communities, those numbers have skyrocketed.

But in some places, educators and others are experimenting with new ways to address students’ mental health needs — or reinvent old strategies.

STUDENT VOICE: Here’s how to make history come alive: Watch movies in class

This Texas college’s focus on mental health helps students work through trauma, stay on track

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Students who drop out for mental health struggles are turning to pricey programs to find their way back

Students who drop out for mental health struggles are turning to pricey programs to find their way back

A PANDEMIC YEAR IN REVIEW

Over the course of ten months, teachers, parents, students and administrators from across the country told us what it was like to be in school this year and how they coped with the ongoing crisis.

‘It’s so hard and so challenging’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

‘It’s so hard and so challenging’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

November 29, 2021June 23, 2022

‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

June 15, 2022June 23, 2022

In the wake of ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ LGBTQ students won’t be silenced

As states adopt laws and policies restricting discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation, students fight to keep safe spaces in their schools

Will Larkins, 17, a junior at Winter Park High School, founded the school’s Queer Student Union along with a friend. “No one’s going to help us, clearly, so we’ve got to help each other,” Will said. Credit: Arielle Bader for The Hechinger Report.

Students at Winter Park High School in Florida held a rally to protest the state’s new policy that restricts discussion of topics relating to gay, lesbian and transgender orientation and identity in school. Credit: Arielle Bader for The Hechinger Report.

The Queer Student Union at Winter Park High School in Florida formed in November 2021. Five months later, the organization lead a protest that garnered millions of views on social media. Credit: Arielle Bader for The Hechinger Report.

Echo Izzo, a 19-year-old senior at Winter Park High School, is a member of the high school’s fledgling Queer Student Union. Credit: Arielle Bader for The Hechinger Report

A rainbow decal adorns a wall inside the 3,400-student Winter Park High School in Florida, where students led a protest earlier this year against a state law restricting how sexual orientation and identity can be discussed in school. Credit: Arielle Bader for The Hechinger Report.

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Climate change vs schools

The COP26 summit has been called the ‘last, best hope’ to limit global warming. Here’s how the crisis is already affecting America’s schoolchildren

Climate change is sabotaging education for America’s students – and it’s only going to get worse

Are we ready? How we are teaching – and not teaching – kids about climate change

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Child care in shambles

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

After mass closures, too little support, post-pandemic child care options will be scarce

The racist and sexist roots of child care in America explain why the system is in shambles

It’s ‘unconscionable’: We depend on child care workers to provide high-quality care to our children. But many of those workers can’t afford food and rent

Inequality is the biggest story in education. We investigate disparities and solutions that might close the gaps. We’re a nonprofit and provide this in-depth independent journalism to you for free…

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The College Enrollment Crash

People are dropping out, stopping out or never enrolling, and the impact will be felt well beyond college campuses

Another million adults ‘have stepped off the path to the middle class’

Another million adults ‘have stepped off the path to the middle class’

The dire consequences of fewer people going to college — for them and for society

Colleges face reckoning as plummeting birthrate worsens enrollment declines

How a decline in community college students is a big problem for the economy

OPINION: We face another lost generation if we don’t do something about college enrollment

PROOF POINTS: Many young adults choose work over college, report shows

As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Easing the stress of poverty can bring down rates of child abuse and neglect

Easing the stress of poverty can bring down rates of child abuse and neglect

Researchers looked at how early STEM stereotypes begin for kids. They found them every step of the way.

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Elementary to High School

Blurring the lines between education and workforce

Blurring the lines between education and workforce

Reporter’s notebook: Taking a deeper look at corporal punishment data

Creating a curriculum with Black girls in mind

More Elementary to High School

Higher education

How are college campuses preparing for a post-Roe world?

How are college campuses preparing for a post-Roe world?

PROOF POINTS: States and localities pump more money into community colleges than four-year campuses

To recruit new hires, big employers team up with historically Black colleges

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Federal help needed for crumbling school buildings

Kids are back in school buildings with stagnant air, leaking roofs and cracked foundations, among other problems. Congress could change that any minute. Will they?

America’s schools are crumbling. Fixing them could save lives (and the planet)

America’s schools are crumbling. Fixing them could save lives (and the planet)

Rundown schools forced more students to go remote

Rundown schools forced more students to go remote

Climate change threatens America’s ragged school infrastructure

Climate change threatens America’s ragged school infrastructure

Federal money is the only hope for school districts that can’t raise local funds for facilities

Federal money is the only hope for school districts that can’t raise local funds for facilities

VOICES: Students, teachers, principals and experts weigh in

OPINION: We must help our youngest learners navigate enormous risks from climate change

OPINION: We must help our youngest learners navigate enormous risks from climate change

OPINION: Why Florida’s ban on textbooks is just another scare tactic

OPINION: To counter educator bias, we need more Black teachers in our classrooms

OPINION: To counter educator bias, we need more Black teachers in our classrooms

OPINION: To train the next generation of entrepreneurs, look to HBCUs

OPINION: Early data offers a sobering look at interrupted and incomplete learning, but there is hope ahead

OPINION: Early data offers a sobering look at interrupted and incomplete learning, but there is hope ahead

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