Arts education
Marching in Mardi Gras, a New Orleans school that once struggled shows off
The alumni of a school demolished after Hurricane Katrina rallied to keep it alive after it was taken over by charter operators. A decade later, the school’s marching band is one sign of how far it’s come
COLUMN: Remembering former NYC Schools Chancellor Harold Levy: A champion for children and a real mensch
Levy did many things in life, but most loved being chancellor
OPINION: Trading textbooks for dance?
When emotions can’t be taught on paper
A summer program uses the arts to combat the achievement gap
In Baltimore, public schools hide math and literacy instruction in a summer arts academy
How a Chinatown school is trying to bring more diversity to theater
A program founded by a former Broadway star is part of a growing movement to introduce students to theater at younger ages
TEACHER VOICE: How hip-hop erased these young students’ unfair, bad rap
Making it cool to be kind
How one school is using yoga to improve outcomes for kids
Educators say unique programs are having an impact on students with disabilities
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With no silver bullet, innovation abounds at this bilingual high school
The school also features expeditionary learning, mastery-based grading, technology, the arts and community-building
OPINION: Higher ed partnerships will help the arts survive Trump’s budget cuts
The arts and cultural sector are no stranger to budget cuts. They’ve endured a number of Republican-led efforts to reduce arts funding since the 1990s, and in keeping with this…
COLUMN: Students in violence-wracked city learn to cope using poetry
Naming your fears in verse