Special Reports

Math Achievement

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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

Rural Education

Latest stories

The shuttering of a rural university reveals a surprising source of its financing

Rural universities, already few and far between, are being stripped of majors

Waiting for the traveling teacher: Remote rural schools need more hands-on help

Middle School

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

OPINION: Starting earlier will create better student pipelines into STEM fields

COLUMN: Can we find the solution to middle school math woes in a virtual world?

Race and Equity

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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

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

Divided We Learn

Latest stories

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

Lost in translation: Parents of special ed students who don’t speak English often left in the dark

Climate Change: Are we ready?

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Climate change is a health crisis. Are doctors prepared?

How some Mississippi teens are saving their town from climate change

The West

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Arizona gave families public money for private schools. Then private schools raised tuition

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

How AI can teach kids to write – not just cheat

The South

Latest stories

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

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

Racial gaps in math have grown. Could detracking help?

Early Childhood

Elementary to High School

Higher Education

Future of Learning

Latest stories

‘We’re being attacked’: Florida teachers speak out

How one state is incorporating data science in every subject – even art

Gifted Education’s Race Problem

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PROOF POINTS: How do you find a gifted child?

PROOF POINTS: What research tells us about gifted education

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

Coronavirus and Education

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

PROOF POINTS: Three views of pandemic learning loss and recovery

PROOF POINTS: Summer school programs too short and not popular enough to reverse pandemic learning loss, researchers say

Guidance Gap

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The newest benefit at top companies: Private college admissions counseling

COLUMN: New problems, recycled solutions and lots of hand wringing — how can we restore faith in higher education?

High School Reform

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PROOF POINTS: It’s easier and easier to get an A in math

PROOF POINTS: The best way to teach might depend on the subject

Immigration

Latest stories

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

Seeking asylum in a time of Covid

Map to the Middle Class

Latest stories

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

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

Survey: Community college goers talk about missed career goals, whether degree was ‘worth it’

Mississippi

Latest stories

TEACHER VOICE: It’s up to us to replace a culture of fear with a culture of trust

For many Mississippi students, summer meant one last chance to be promoted to fourth grade

OPINION: Lessons from Mississippi: Is there really a miracle here we can all learn from?

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

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

Six ideas to ease the early intervention staffing crisis

Student Veterans

Latest stories

Getting educated while on active duty is getting harder as military rolls back benefits

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

Universities, Inc.

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

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

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

Hechinger en Español

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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?

COLUMNISTS

Jill Barshay

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