Parents choose 'diverse by design' schools

"Diverse by design" schools are catching on, writes Kate Rix on the Hechinger Report. In Dallas, "50/50" schools try enroll an even mix...

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Parents choose 'diverse by design' schools

"Diverse by design" schools are catching on, writes Kate Rix on the Hechinger Report. In Dallas, "50/50" schools try enroll an even mix...

'Covid grads' aren't ready for college

A top student at his Milwaukee high school, Angel Hope won college scholarships and chose the University of Wisconsin at Madison, writes...

50 years of progress: Students are learning more

Reading and math scores have increased significantly in the last 50 years -- and achievement gaps by race and family income have narrowed...

Who wants to teach at Lord of the Flies High?

Who wants to teach at Lord of the Flies High School? Replacing baby-boomer teachers was a challenge even before the COVID-19 pandemic.,...

Bartleby is back

The Chinese called it "lying flat," until the government banned the term. The British prefer "quiet quitting." In the U.S., workers have...

'If things get hard, they just quit'

After three years of pandemic-disrupted schooling, students just don't care any more, complains a teacher on Chalkbeat's After the Bell...

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Ask a quirky question ...

Test scores are optional or ignored, grades are inflated -- and essay questions are more important than ever for students applying to...