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We explain what’s working, what’s not and what matters in education. Our stories are deeply researched, carefully written and rigorously edited. Our mission isn’t only to expose problems. We want to find out what’s being done to fix them and whether those solutions are working and can be replicated.
COLUMN: Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that
Internship programs that pair students with employers can help bridge the gap
Montana vote becomes a national referendum on public confidence in higher ed
A one-of-a-kind ballot question could be a bellwether of sentiment toward academia
Lessons from a school without walls
An ambitious Danish school, approaching its second decade, offers a unique perspective on ‘personalized learning’
A bilingual app with sign language brings more stories to deaf children
And building literacy skills is only the beginning
Addiction counselors embed in schools dealing with the opioid crisis
A treatment center that helps adults is now helping schools and children with addicted parents
COLUMN: The voucher program we really need is not for school — it’s for after
Betsy DeVos can better serve working parents by supporting their aftercare needs
As students return to college, a basic question persists: What are they learning?
Despite years of demands, consumers know little about how and how much students learn
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Kids struggle to read when schools leave phonics out
Schools too often leave out a key piece of the reading puzzle because teachers aren't trained to teach phonics
Colleges welcome first-year students by getting them thinking about jobs
Increasingly judged on graduates’ success, some start career advising very, very early
Old Idea, New Economy: Rediscovering Apprenticeships
You might think apprenticeships are a relic from an earlier era, but a growing number of Americans are using them as a way into the middle class. South Carolina has…