Can Ethnic Studies Education Change Academic Outcomes for Minority Students?
Pilot programs in the Bay Area and beyond show promising signs, but implementing ethnic studies curriculum into classes…
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Our Best Education Stories From This Past Year
The most important reads from our coverage of K-12, collegiate, and international education. By Elena Gooray (Photo: Joe…
U.S. Schools May Not Have Quite the ‘Math Problem’ We Think They Do
The latest international test results show American students falling short in math — but that’s not strictly a problem for schools.
High School Graduation Rises to a Record High
The United States’ high school graduation rate hit a record high of 83.2 percent for the 2014–15 school…
Things Are (Sort of) Getting Better for LGBT Students
Despite historically high acceptance of LGBT Americans, schools are still slow to adapt. By Jared Keller (Photo: Ozan…
Billionaire Bureaucrat
Elaine Wynn is one of the wealthiest women in the United States, has no school-aged children, and could…
Get Education Right From the Start of School
We need to re-learn our ABCs and design a primary school system from scratch. By Ruby Takanishi (Photo:…
A World Tour of Sex Education
It’s kind of terrible, and not just in the United States. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Rudy Juanito/Flickr) Think…
Another State, Another Inequitable School Funding Formula
Yesterday, a judge ruled that major reforms are needed to Connecticut’s public schools and school funding formulas. By…
It’s Time We Took a Closer Look at Our School District Borders
To understand the importance of school district boundaries, you have to go back to 1974. By Dwyer Gunn…