Special Reports

Math Achievement

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PROOF POINTS: Some of the $190 billion in pandemic money for schools actually paid off

Why schools are teaching math word problems all wrong

Math ends the education careers of thousands of community college students. A few schools are trying something new

Rural Education

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Some rural states are cutting higher ed. One state is doing the opposite

TikTok billionaire spends millions on Texas candidates supporting school voucher efforts

The school choice plan that is controversial, even in Texas

Middle School

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Germany, known for sorting kids into college and vocational tracks, takes a more flexible approach

PROOF POINTS: The surprising effectiveness of having kids study why they failed

OPINION: It is time to pay attention to the science of learning

Race and Equity

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PROOF POINTS: Asian American students lose more points in an AI essay grading study — but researchers don’t know why

TEACHER VOICE: My students are afraid of AI

STUDENT VOICE: Getting into a top college is stressful, unfair and overrated

Divided We Learn

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OPINION: 70 years after Brown vs. Board decision, key takeaways remain buried

OPINION: Federal pandemic funds should not disappear just when we need them most

Los padres de estudiantes de educación especial que no hablan inglés se enfrentan a otro obstáculo

Climate Change: Are we ready?

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Climate change is a health crisis. Are doctors prepared?

How some Mississippi teens are saving their town from climate change

The West

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COLUMN: Biden wants to save the climate by deploying young people. He’s not there yet

Daycare, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens

70 years later, schools — and moms — are still fighting segregation

The South

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One state radically boosted new teacher pay – and upset a lot of teachers

Grad programs have been a cash cow; now universities are starting to fret over graduate enrollment

More companies open on-site child care to help employees juggle parenting and jobs

Early Childhood

Elementary to High School

Higher Education

Future of Learning

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Do we need a ‘Common Core’ for data science education?

What teachers want from AI

A checklist no one wants: 8 steps to take after a school shooting

Gifted Education’s Race Problem

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PROOF POINTS: How do you find a gifted child?

PROOF POINTS: What research tells us about gifted education

PROOF POINTS: Gifted programs provide little to no academic boost, new study says

Coronavirus and Education

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PROOF POINTS: How Covid narrowed the STEM pipeline

PROOF POINTS: The chronic absenteeism puzzle

PROOF POINTS: Tracking student data falls short in combating absenteeism at school

Guidance Gap

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Middle schools are experimenting with ‘themes’ like math, sustainability and the arts. But is it all just branding?

The newest benefit at top companies: Private college admissions counseling

High School Reform

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PROOF POINTS: It’s easier and easier to get an A in math

PROOF POINTS: The best way to teach might depend on the subject

Immigration

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Child care, car seats and other simple ways to keep teen moms in school

Cuidado infantil, asientos para bebés y otras maneras simples de mantener a madres adolescentes en la escuela

Seeking asylum in a time of Covid

Map to the Middle Class

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OPINION: Post-affirmative action, let’s look past our obsession with the Ivy Leagues and other elite schools

Will the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?

Community college-to-UC pipeline gets a boost as California ‘guarantees’ transfers

Mississippi

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Mississippi child care workers barely earn ‘survival wages’

In this tiny and shrinking Mississippi county, getting a college degree means leaving home behind

New Orleans

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COLUMN: School reopening plans must ensure safety of custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and substitutes

COLUMN: Defund the private schools

The ‘Katrina-to-Covid Class’: How the coronavirus era affects New Orleans students more acutely

Solutions

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What aspects of teaching should remain human?

OPINION: School counselors are scarce, but AI could play an important role in helping them reach more students

TEACHER VOICE: Everything I learned about how to teach reading turned out to be wrong

Student Veterans

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Getting educated while on active duty is getting harder as military rolls back benefits

OPINION: If you really want more equitable schools, you must first ask some questions

OPINION: How to keep our most vulnerable students from losing ground in the pandemic

Universities, Inc.

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Colleges are now closing at a pace of one a week. What happens to the students?

A campaign to prod high school students into college tries a new tack: Making it simple

When a Hawaii college sets up shop in Las Vegas: Universities chase students wherever they are

Hechinger en Español

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En Loyola y más alla, existe la posibilidad de obtener un título asociado de dos años

Asesores universitarios prometen “abrir la puerta” a estudiantes afroamericanos e hispanos a pesar del fallo de acción afirmativa

Las guerras culturales en los campus comienzan a afectar el lugar donde los estudiantes eligen ir a la universidad

COLUMNISTS

Jill Barshay

MORE SPECIAL REPORTS

A Promise to Renew

Arts Education

Building A Better Teacher

Common Core

Community College

Districts in Debt

First Step to the Middle Class

For-Profit Colleges

Graduate Students

Immigration Crisis

Lessons From Abroad

Learn and Earn

Math Achievement

Mississippi Child Care Crisis

School Improvement Grants

State of the Union

Student Voices

Teacher Effectiveness

Teacher Preparation

Terrible Twos

Time to Learn

Twice Abandoned

Willing, able and forgotten

The Worrying State of Science Education