Teens Weigh Ethical Animal Research Dilemmas
Youth Ethics Summit gives students an understanding of how medical research works, which some say is critical to the pushback against animal rights activists.
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Poor Neighborhoods Mean Fewer High School Grads
Growing up in poor neighborhoods significantly reduces the chances that a child will graduate from high school, sociologists say. Black children fare worst of all.
Teaching Kids to Love Nature (and Buy Less Stuff)
A new book, "The Failure of Environmental Education," says schools are failing to teach kids how to save the planet.
Teaching Religious Literacy in California’s Bible Belt
A Central California community has added a fourth "R" to the core curriculum in its public schools: Religion. Sociologist Emile Lester answers our questions about the experiment.
Showing Where Community Colleges Pass, Fail
As the fall semester begins, we look at some of the ways community colleges are meeting — or failing to meet — the needs of their students.
Teacher Collaboration Gives Schools Better Results
The world’s best school systems depend on teacher collaboration, but the concept has not caught on in the U.S. We found schools where teamwork is making a difference.
The Real Cheating Scandal of Standardized Tests
Opinion: The widening circle of cheating scandals on standardized tests should fuel the movement to reduce the stakes these exams have on public education in the U.S.
U.S. Middle Schoolers Are Behind in Math
A new study shows that the math curriculum of U.S. eighth-graders is two years behind what their peers in other countries are studying. In the U.S., the poorest students tend to get the least demanding math classes.
Scientists Take Charles Darwin on the Road
A posse of evolutionary scientists traveled to the heart of America to share their excitement about science on the birthday of Charles Darwin. This is their story.
Encouragement Boosts Minority Student Success
A tiny bit of encouragement at the front end of college proved stunningly effective in paring the minority achievement gap in one experiment.