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Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education

Category: The West

Much of education coverage focuses on the crowded coasts and biggest cities, but millions of Americans educate their children on the vast rolling plains or in among the towering mountain ranges of the West. These schools, replete with their own problems and full of their own unique solutions, deserve focused, thoughtful reporting as well.

Posted inOpinion

STUDENT VOICES: Please listen to us. The time has come to fund education, not incarceration

by Desiree Rodriguez and Alex Sosa September 20, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

Climate change is sabotaging education for America’s students – and it’s only going to get worse

by Caroline Preston September 19, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: Former Utah governor has tips for building a stronger post-pandemic teacher force

by Gary Herbert September 6, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus and Education

A school year like no other: The class of 2021 played ‘the hand we were dealt’

by Neal Morton August 31, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inFuture of Learning

Rural areas have been slow to connect to broadband. More public funding could speed things up

by William Melhado August 25, 2021February 9, 2022
trusted adult
Posted inSpecial Reports

When kids pick their ‘trusted adult,’ it pays off

by Kavitha Cardoza August 25, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inGuidance Gap

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

by Charlotte West and Shae  Hammond  August 10, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inSolutions

Summer school programs race to help students most in danger of falling behind

by Juliana Giacone, Ariel Gilreath, Bracey Harris, Barbara Kantrowitz, Jackie Mader, Lillian Mongeau and Caroline Preston July 31, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

Teacher licensing rules are one reason small schools don’t have enough teachers

by Alex Sakariassen July 30, 2021February 10, 2022
about choosing a major in college
Posted inHigher Education

Some colleges ease up on pushing undergrads into picking majors right away

by Jon Marcus July 23, 2021February 10, 2022

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