High School Music Classes Remain Popular, but Hispanics Lag Behind
New research finds that, contrary to fears, the No Child Left Behind act had little impact on enrollment in music courses.
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There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
The National School Lunch Program aims to deliver affordable and nutritious meals to our schoolchildren, but it usually only meets one of those goals.
If We Want Better Teachers, We Need Better Incentives
Teachers receive salary and pension benefits later in their careers, which works to the advantage of many, including the unions that lead them, but this rewards structure could be keeping lots of talented individuals out of the classrooms.
Can Recovery High Schools Keep Kids Off Drugs?
Treatment for teens with drug problems can be stigmatizing and punitive. Advocates say that recovery high schools offer a kinder, less dogmatic, and more effective alternative.
Hazards Ahead: The Problem With Trigger Warnings, According to the Research
Five studies you should read before you deploy a trigger warning.
Winning the School Lottery
Against all odds, Jessica Hopper gets a prime spot in the Chicago public school system.
What If We Admitted to Children That Sex Is Primarily About Pleasure?
One mother makes up for the gaps in sex education.
Racism 101: Let’s Talk About Diversity and Prejudice in America’s Public Schools
Teachers and administrators do not talk enough with students about race or the harm caused by racist language. And that allows it to persist unchecked.
Boom & Bust: Why Get a Degree in Mental-Health Counseling If Your Field Might Fail You?
Now that we’re finally starting to recognize mental health as a serious problem in America, we need to put in place the structures necessary to support those willing to study—and treat—it. As part of our week-long series on booms and busts, Jamie Wiebe asks: If MHC is a booming field, where’s the boomtown?
Why Do We Keep Kicking Kids Out of School?
In a zero-tolerance era, at least one principal, armed with studies that show how suspensions disengage students and funnel them into a "school to prison" pipeline, is taking a different approach.