Special Reports

Middle School

Latest stories

OPINION: Why school ratings can backfire

Race and Equity

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Por qué los estudiantes blancos tienen 250% más probabilidad de graduación en universidades públicas en comparación a los estudiantes afroamericanos

OPINION: Banning critical race theory ignores truths all students must hear

PROOF POINTS: What research tells us about gifted education

Divided We Learn

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OPINION: Some warning flags for those embracing personalized learning powered by education technology

‘We’re aides, not maids.’ How one high-demand job shows education system’s failings

Climate Change: Are we ready?

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Climate change is a health crisis. Are doctors prepared?

The West

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Rural areas have been slow to connect to broadband. More public funding could speed things up

En busca de asilo en tiempos del Covid

One of the fairest school funding models in the nation might be about to fail

The South

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COLUMN: New Orleans students are still vulnerable to Ida and other future storms

COLUMN: Universities are finally acknowledging their complicity in slavery, but they must offer reparations, too

Early Childhood

Elementary to High School

Higher Education

Future of Learning

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Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds

OPINION: When books are banned, ‘education is impoverished, and everyone loses’

Helping science teachers tackle misinformation and controversial topics

Gifted Education’s Race Problem

Latest stories

PROOF POINTS: Gifted programs provide little to no academic boost, new study says

Opening the doors to elite public schools

An Illinois district proved gifted programs can be racially diverse

Coronavirus and Education

Latest stories

420,000 homeless kids went missing from schools’ rolls last year. They may never be found

Detroit schools are effectively barred from raising funds to repair their buildings. Federal money is the city’s only hope

Guidance Gap

Latest stories

Photo Essay: Leaving a reservation for college, but also staying close to home

STUDENT VOICE: Why rural students like me are ‘meant to be here’ in college

OPINION: The power of unfair standardized tests is finally, thankfully diminishing

High School Reform

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A school year like no other: The class of 2021 played ‘the hand we were dealt’

Child care, car seats and other simple ways to keep teen moms in school

Cuidado infantil, asientos para bebés y otras maneras simples de mantener a madres adolescentes en la escuela

Immigration

Latest stories

Seeking asylum in a time of Covid

OPINION: Now is the time to hire and promote Asian Americans into leadership positions

‘Mochilas llenas de piedras’: Cómo un distrito maneja el trauma que los niños indocumentados traen a la escuela

Map to the Middle Class

Latest stories

OPINION: Home-based child care providers deserve better pay, working conditions and respect

“Somos asistentes, no sirvientes”. Uno de los empleos más solicitados de Estados Unidos expone los fracasos del sistema educativo

OPINION: Far too many college students go hungry. Here’s how colleges and policymakers can help

Mississippi

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OPINION: Predatory for-profit colleges must be stopped. States should help make that happen

OPINION: Struggling readers need standards and structure based on the science of reading

‘Protect my babies’: Parents desperate for safe school options as the virus surges

New Orleans

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COLUMN: School reopening plans must ensure safety of custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and substitutes

COLUMN: Defund the private schools

The ‘Katrina-to-Covid Class’: How the coronavirus era affects New Orleans students more acutely

Solutions

Latest stories

OPINION: One way to make universal preschool a reality — Head Start for all

TEACHER VOICE: College students who lack basic skills can learn to love reading and writing

PROOF POINTS: Focusing on glasses in schools

Student Veterans

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OPINION: If you really want more equitable schools, you must first ask some questions

OPINION: How to keep our most vulnerable students from losing ground in the pandemic

Michael Bloomberg unveils ‘progressive’ higher education plan

Universities, Inc.

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From Google ads to NFL sponsorships: Colleges throw billions at marketing themselves to attract students

Tuition freezes cool prices for some while affecting financial aid

In Massachusetts, public colleges send debt collectors after nearly 12,000 students

Hechinger en Español

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Lo que los estudiantes de inglés necesitan es enamorarse de la escuela otra vez

En una casa, dos hermanos con discapacidad tuvieron experiencias pandémicas opuestas.

COLUMNISTS

Jill Barshay

Andre Perry

MORE SPECIAL REPORTS

A Promise to Renew

Arts Education

Building A Better Teacher

Common Core

Community College

Districts in Debt

First Step to the Middle Class

For-Profit Colleges

Graduate Students

Immigration Crisis

Lessons From Abroad

Learn and Earn

Math Achievement

Mississippi Child Care Crisis

School Improvement Grants

State of the Union

Student Voices

Teacher Effectiveness

Teacher Preparation

Terrible Twos

Time to Learn

Twice Abandoned

Willing, able and forgotten

The Worrying State of Science Education