Special Reports

Math Achievement

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OPINION: Everyone can be a ‘math person,’ but first, we have to make math instruction more inclusive

Thrown into the deep end of algebra

OPINION: Why we need a joint and urgent effort to teach data science and literacy in the U.S.

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

The school choice plan that is controversial, even in Texas

Middle School

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OPINION: As a Black middle-school student, I was tracked into lower-level math classes that kept me back

Schools are embracing summer learning — just as the money dries up

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

Race and Equity

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OPINION: Trump is back. We’re still waiting on his plan for schools

OPINION: Encouraging Black and Latinx students to apply to selective colleges has become more urgent than ever

Dual enrollment has exploded. But it’s hard to tell if it’s helping more kids get a college degree

Divided We Learn

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

OPINION: Federal pandemic funds should not disappear just when we need them most

Los padres de estudiantes de educación especial que no hablan inglés se enfrentan a otro obstáculo

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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Tribal college campuses are falling apart. The U.S. hasn’t fulfilled its promise to fund the schools.

More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it

COLUMN: Education that convinces kids the world isn’t doomed

The South

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Trump’s deportation plan could separate millions of families, leaving schools to pick up the pieces

A principal lost her job after she came out. Her conservative community rallied around her

Early Childhood

Elementary to High School

Higher Education

Future of Learning

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OPINION: Schools need more ways of knowing if AI and ed tech tools are working

3 takeaways from the Moms for Liberty summit

Investigating why a high-performing superintendent left his job

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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Students aren’t benefiting much from tutoring, one new study shows

PROOF POINTS: Why are kids still struggling in school four years after the pandemic?

PROOF POINTS: New studies of online tutoring highlight troubles with attendance and larger tutoring groups

Guidance Gap

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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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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

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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

Seeking asylum in a time of Covid

Map to the Middle Class

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Alternative STEM education: A noncollege path to jobs for students from underrepresented groups

OPINION: Post-affirmative action, let’s look past our obsession with the Ivy Leagues and other elite schools

Will the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?

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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STUDENT VOICE: Colleges and universities must do far more to support transfer students

OPINION: Rethinking civics education starts with inviting teens to co-create

COLUMN: Students want more civics education, but far too few schools teach it

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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¿Un trabajo demasiado bien hecho?

Un pequeño pueblo rural en Nebraska necesitaba más cuidado infantil en español. Esto fue lo que se hizo para obtenerlo

En Loyola y más alla, existe la posibilidad de obtener un título asociado de dos años

COLUMNISTS

Jill Barshay

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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