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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

Freshmen at St. Louis Park High School take time out of their social studies class for a team-building exercise that is part of the school's Building Assets, Reducing Risks program.

Education

A Little-Known Program Has Lifted Ninth Grade Performance in Virtually Every Type of School

The unique teaching model, piloted in Minneapolis, focuses on students' strengths and teachers' relationship with the classroom.

Tara García Mathewson

Education

Test Scores Drop as the School Day Drags on

A Danish study finds a small but important effect of the time of day on standardized test scores.

Nathan Collins

Social Justice

Do We Really Need Physician Re-Certification Testing?

There has to be a better way.

Manisha Juthani-Mehta

Education

What Kills Creativity?

Many American writers fear that standardized testing could be destroying our children. They might be right.

Daniel Luzer

Education

Have Pencil, Will Take Your SAT for $200

When a standardized test plays such a big role in determining who gets into what college, it's hard to tell who's being cheated.

Barry Petchesky

Education

I Failed a Mensa Test, Twice

An inside look at a failed attempt to become a member of a select group of people who did well on a test.

Noah Davis