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The view from the entrance of Ridgeview Charter Middle School in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Education

Inside the Program That Is Changing the Way Diversifying Schools Promote Success

Georgia's Fulton County is among a number of suburban districts turning to national non-profit AVID to shrink achievement gaps and get students of color ready for college.

Nick Chiles

Education

Teachers’ Beliefs About the Nature of Intelligence Affect Minority Students’ STEM Grades

A more subtle form of prejudice than racism proves deeply problematic.

Tom Jacobs

Education

Victims of Campus Sexual Assault and the Accused Stand to Lose From Devos’ Proposed Changes to Title IX

The secretary of education's plans threaten to make it more difficult for victims of sexual discrimination to seek justice, and might in turn hinder her goal of strengthening due process.

James McWilliams

A Miami-Dade Police officer stands guard at the front entrance to the Kenwood K-8 Center in August of 2018 in Miami, Florida. In addition to armed police officers being present on school campuses, the school system has installed 15,000 high-definition cameras connected to a central command post as well as the Raptor system, which allows school personnel to check the criminal history of each school visitor.

Education

When Schools Increase Police Presence, Minority Students Are Harmed Disproportionately

Research indicates that new security measures implemented after Parkland are not making students safer.

Jack Denton

Instructor Blanca Claudio (standing) teaches a history lesson in Spanish in a Dual Language Academy class at Franklin High School in Los Angeles, California.

Education

Why Is Bilingualism Framed as an Asset for Some Students and a Deficit for Others?

Advocates and researchers have warned that dual-language programs are increasingly becoming a tool of enrichment rather than a mode of serving the needs of English learners.

Amaya Garcia

Education

Middle School Music and Theater Students Get Better Grades

New research presents the best evidence yet that taking arts classes benefits kids academically.

Tom Jacobs

Education

A Year After Parkland, the School-Security Industry Is Booming

School districts and parents around the country are investing in bulletproof backpacks and whiteboards, security consulting, and safe rooms. But will any of it work?

Alexander Sammon

Firearm instructor Clark Aposhian holds a handgun up as he teaches a concealed-weapons training class to 200 Utah teachers in December of 2012. After the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, 14 state legislatures introduced bills calling to arm school staffs.

Education

Should Teachers Carry Guns? In Many Rural School Districts, They Already Are.

While a national debate about whether or not to arm teachers rages on, hundreds of school districts across the country have been allowing staff to carry weapons on school property for years.

Kate Wheeling