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To help first-generation students succeed, colleges enlist their parents
1 in 3 first-generation students quits college within three years. Can colleges boost grad rates by building relationships with students’ parents?
COLUMN: Evidence increases for reading on paper instead of screens
Most studies point to better reading comprehension from printed material, researcher says
COLUMN: A study of Latino students reveals two sides of the segregation debate
Latino students are more isolated but also more evenly spread through schools, researchers say
COLUMN: A school administrator tries to shame poverty away
The pervasiveness of poverty in schools demands real solutions
COLUMN: The new low-income big borrower of student loans
New breed of borrowers avoids default but gets into student debt trouble
COLUMN: Don’t say there’s a lack of STEM talent in the South
Birmingham is brimming with talented black students in STEM fields — why aren’t there more black-owned businesses?
The messy reality of personalized learning
In Rhode Island, questions persist about the effectiveness of individualized instruction via laptop
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COLUMN: Texas 10% policy didn’t expand number of high schools feeding students to top universities
Affirmative action workaround isn't working, researchers find
To smooth transitions from home to pre-K to kindergarten, states must invest in every aspect of early ed
West Virginia educators say working within a high-quality preschool program that emphasizes academic standards, teacher collaboration and family relationships makes it easy to burnish their strong reputation for thoughtfully executed transitions
Teaching global warming in a charged political climate
Their training doesn’t cover it, many textbooks don’t touch it, but teachers are taking on climate change anyway