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Math Achievement

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Kids and parents dislike math homework, so teachers are scrapping it. Will students be better off?

OPINION: The standards-driven pressure cooker of public education is the real crisis we must address

After fights over social studies standards, conservative activists come for math

Rural Education

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What will it take for rural districts to compete with larger, better-resourced schools?

Some rural states are cutting higher ed. One state is doing the opposite

TikTok billionaire spends millions on Texas candidates supporting school voucher efforts

Middle School

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Southern states boost early reading, but gains stall in middle school

OPINION: We cannot wait until high school or college to integrate computer science lessons

Cellphone bans can help kids learn — but Black students are suspended more as schools make the shift

Race and Equity

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OPINION: Bringing different school districts together can bridge social divides and inspire change

OPINION: ICE operations cause deep psychological trauma for students, declining enrollment and diminishing job paths

OPINION: Winning a prestigious award can make anyone’s day. But for a working-class student, it can transform a life

Divided We Learn

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After affirmative action: Four takeaways — and puzzles — from college admissions data

Three reasons why so few eighth graders in the poorest schools take algebra

OPINION: 70 years after Brown vs. Board decision, key takeaways remain buried

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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The heat is on: As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt

Red school boards in a blue state asked Trump for help — and got it

After outcry from tribes, federal agency scales back tribal school choice plan

The South

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Alabama made a big investment in elementary math, but underresourced schools still have a long way to go

What’s happened since Texas killed in-state tuition for undocumented students

$50 a week for 40 weeks: How no-strings cash changed the lives of teens

Early Childhood

Elementary to High School

Higher Education

Future of Learning

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On-demand college counseling, courtesy of AI

Faster, thinner: Colleges are swiftly trimming a B.A. degree to three years

Behind ideological attacks on higher ed, surprising bipartisan reforms are happening

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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When the Spanish flu upended universities, students paid the price

Public school kids were already going missing. Now schools are poised to see sharper enrollment declines

Guidance Gap

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Germany, known for sorting kids into college and vocational tracks, takes a more flexible approach

Middle schools are experimenting with ‘themes’ like math, sustainability and the arts. But is it all just branding?

The newest benefit at top companies: Private college admissions counseling

High School Reform

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When school size matters and when it doesn’t

Easy A’s, lower pay: Grade inflation’s hidden damage

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

Immigration

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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

En busca de asilo en tiempos del Covid

Map to the Middle Class

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Young, employed — and unhappy

Congress exempted beauty schools from rules about how much graduates should earn

So you went to trade school. Do you out-earn high school grads in your state?

Mississippi

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Mississippi child care workers barely earn ‘survival wages’

In this tiny and shrinking Mississippi county, getting a college degree means leaving home behind

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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OPINION: As graduation looms, students need pathways that are practical, affordable and connected to opportunity

Getting boys in on climate action

PARENT VOICE: Children with special needs are too often failed by our education system

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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Colleges are now closing at a pace of one a week. What happens to the students?

A campaign to prod high school students into college tries a new tack: Making it simple

MIT, Yale and other elite colleges are finally reaching out to rural students

Hechinger en Español

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Texas fue pionero en dar matrículas estatales para los inmigrantes indocumentados. Ahora está dando marcha atrás.

El sistema de cuidado infantil de Estados Unidos depende de los inmigrantes. Sin ellos, podría colapsar

El College Board cancela programa de premios para estudiantes negros y latinos de alto rendimiento

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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