Special Reports

Rural Education

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

PROOF POINTS: Seven new studies on the impact of a four-day school week

In-home child care could be solution for rural working parents

Middle School

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The path to a career could start in middle school

Race and Equity

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OPINION: We must support the teachers who will be in charge of expanding Native history lessons

Divided We Learn

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OPINION: Inequality is still at the heart of student NAEP score performance

OPINION: Why the upcoming affirmative action cases ignore the real issue in college admissions

Why aren’t more Latino students enrolled in their states’ flagship universities?

Climate Change: Are we ready?

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Climate change is a health crisis. Are doctors prepared?

The West

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STUDENT VOICES: Why education must lead in addressing climate change

Tell us your story about the Bureau of Indian Education

Spiraling rents are wreaking havoc on college students seeking housing for the fall

The South

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OPINION: Minority-serving institutions are opening minds and doors to new inventions and new patents

English language teachers are scarce. One Alabama town is trying to change that

Early Childhood

Elementary to High School

Higher Education

Future of Learning

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With virtual reality, students get a glimpse of different careers

Getting kids online by making internet affordable

TEACHER VOICE: In tough times for teachers, let’s change the way we talk about our work

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: Many schools are buying on-demand tutoring but a study finds that few students are using it

PROOF POINTS: Several surprises in gloomy NAEP report

PROOF POINTS: Colleges that ditched test scores for admissions find it’s harder to be fair in choosing students, researcher says

Guidance Gap

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OPINION: The pandemic has dashed and deferred too many college dreams

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

High School Reform

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PROOF POINTS: Fixing online credit recovery remains elusive

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

Immigration

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

Seeking asylum in a time of Covid

En busca de asilo en tiempos del Covid

Map to the Middle Class

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Withholding college transcripts for loan payment is ‘abusive,’ federal agency says

Segregation by college major can lead to future job segregation

OPINION: For many students who are also caregivers, Biden’s loan forgiveness plan is a much-needed lifeline

Mississippi

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Missouri district brings back corporal punishment — at the urging of parents, it says

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

‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddle students

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

Inside the podcast that reignited the reading wars

Once criticized, ‘Spanglish’ finds a place in the classroom

Antes criticado, el ‘Spanglish’ encuentra un lugar en el aula

Student Veterans

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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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As enrollment falls and public skepticism grows, some colleges are cutting their prices

What researchers learned about online higher education during the pandemic

The unasked question about the student loan bailout: What’s colleges’ responsibility?

Hechinger en Español

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Un distrito de Alabama invierte en sus estudiantes y personal de inglés

Revocar a Roe creó nuevas barreras, no solo para el aborto, sino también para la capacitación en obstetricia y ginecología

Impacientes por trabajadores, las empresas ayudan a estudiantes a tomar atajos universitarios

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