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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.

David Andy, who is enrolled in a program in advanced manufacturing at Metro State University in Denver designed in collaboration with employers.
Posted inHigher Education, News, Solutions, Universities, Inc.

Worker shortage spurs uncharacteristic partnerships connecting colleges, business

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus February 9, 2018April 8, 2021
Posted inElementary to High School

Following the lessons of learning science in schools isn’t convenient

Avatar photo by Tara García Mathewson February 7, 2018April 8, 2021
Huyen Le and her daughter Katelynn Trinh. Through “nudges” via texts, Le gets reminded of activities to do with Katelynn that enhance her learning.
Posted inElementary to High School

Text-based tips may help parents and preschoolers learn

Avatar photo by Daisy Yuhas January 24, 2018March 30, 2020
Tiana Young is a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where a racist Facebook post from a student in the alt-right group Turning Point left the African-American community shaken and frustrated by the school's lack of public response.
Posted inDivided We Learn, High School Reform, Higher Education, News, Race and Equity, Solutions

To attract more blacks and Hispanics to STEM, universities must address racial issues on campus

by Stuart Miller January 23, 2018April 8, 2021
Woodrow Wilson High School students in Camden, N.J., see a rich orange flame in a chemistry lab that digs into atomic structure of elements.
Posted inElementary to High School

More black and Hispanic science teachers could mean more scientists of color

Avatar photo by Tara García Mathewson January 17, 2018March 30, 2020
Olympic hopeful figure skater Max Aaron on the practice rink in Colorado Springs. Aaron, who is 25, earned a degree in finance in December. He worked as a barback and a waiter on the weekends to help pay the tuition and took his classes early in the morning and late at night to accommodate his training schedule.
Posted inCommunity Colleges, Higher Education, News, Solutions

Even with help, Olympic athletes struggle to balance their sports with college

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus January 4, 2018April 8, 2021
Students in a new “Geometry in Construction” class at Eureka High School near St. Louis, Missouri, prop up a wall of the tiny house they built.
Posted inElementary to High School, Future of Learning, News, Solutions

Students apply geometry lessons to build tiny houses

by Kristen Taketa January 4, 2018March 30, 2020
poor students
Posted inNews

Harvard Law grad helps low-income kids aim high

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles January 3, 2018March 30, 2020
Junior Alex DesRuisseaux and senior Jesus Garcia work in the library of the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
Posted inFuture of Learning, Higher Education, News, Rural Education, Solutions

In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

Avatar photo by Robbie Feinberg January 3, 2018February 9, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

A Yemeni family flees a war-torn nation and bets on a future in rural Appalachia

by Peggy Barmore December 26, 2017February 9, 2022

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