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School districts respond to growing fury over police shootings, black male...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Michael Walker stood in front of the nine-member Minneapolis school board on a recent snowy night and told them change must come to this Midwestern city, a place where black...
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Q and A with Daniel Weisberg of TNTP: ‘Great teachers are great because they...
NEW YORK — Is there a better way to recruit, train, evaluate and retain public school teachers? As much of the country shifts to new Common Core standards, Daniel Weisberg, named CEO last week of the...
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Gaming the numbers? Conflicting college admissions messages confound parents...
NEW YORK — A friend snapped photos of the colorful college brochures cramming his high school son’s mailbox and posted the pile on Facebook with a message that all but gushed, “Look which schools want...
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Can a small, rural college that eliminated merit aid survive — and thrive?...
Hamilton College President Joan Stewart was the first in her family to go to college, and feels strongly about expanding opportunity for low-income students. When Sweet Briar College in Virginia...
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How can we fix U.S. high schools? Stop using ‘covered wagon’ model
Ted Dintersmith, executive producer of “Most Likely to Succeed.” Ted Dintersmith spent most of his career as a venture capitalist, but became both fascinated and outraged by education when he watched...
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Mississippi has a school funding fight on its hands: Will kids be the winner?
Jarrius Adams, a recent Hattiesburg High School graduate and debate champion, speaks in favor of Initiative 42 in Jackson last week. Photo: Liz Willen JACKSON, Miss — Fixing education in a state like...
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“Edu-speak” is a disease that undermines efforts to improve U.S. schools
I was taking notes during one of those tedious but important school board meetings rookie reporters are assigned to cover when I realized I had no idea what was going on. Board members and various...
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Amid national diversity protests, community college students dare to dream of...
LaGuardia Community College students posted what they might do if community college were free. Photo: Liz Willen NEW YORK– A few dozen college students sat beneath a series of notes they had posted on...
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Improving lackluster U.S. high schools: Why it’s not too little or too late
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Fixing a higher education “caste system’’ that screams inequality: Help us...
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How you can get an education at SXSWedu in Austin: Really
Erynn Peterson, co-founder of Station082 speaks at SXSWEdu in Austin. Austin, TX — Wanted: Innovators who embrace technology start-ups, relish weekday happy hours and enjoy expert education commentary...
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How a governor’s push for “religious freedom” eclipses education crisis and...
Protesters call for Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to veto House Bill 1523, which they say will allow discrimination against LGBT people, during a rally outside the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Miss.,...
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Massachusetts charter pushes low-income students to college with coaching,...
A tutor works with a student at Match Charter. Photo: Liz Willen This story is the first in an occasional series on the senior class at Match High School, a charter public school in Boston. The first...
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Secret contracts let politicians keep taxpayers in the dark
The golden eagle atop the Mississippi capitol building’s dome purposefully faces south, away from Washington, D.C. – a symbol of the state’s fierce independence. Photo: Liz Willen JACKSON, Miss –...
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Students scramble as application season races down to the wire
Match Charter High in Boston, where students are scrambling to meet college deadlines while balancing classes, sports and multiple Advanced Placement courses. Photo: Kim Palmer This story is second in...
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Fight for better education instead of blasting “unhappy liberals’’
Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel (R) and his wife Jill McDaniel (L) prepare to cast their ballots at the George Harrison Building on June 24, 2014 in Ellisville, Mississippi. Photo: Justin...
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New era of education passion, protest and politics will follow DeVos...
Protestors demonstrate against President Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, on Capitol Hill on February 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images If nothing...
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The potential, promise and pitfalls of blended learning in India
JAISALMER, India – In a rural desert school, students from this corner of Northwest India sit on the floor, squirming and awaiting instruction They have few desks and supplies and not a single...
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Reality check: After four years of tough college prep, high school seniors...
A college prep class at Match Charter is devoted to figuring out financial aid. Photo: Kim Palmer This story is the third in an occasional series looking at six members of the senior class at Match...
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Betsy DeVos likens education technology to ‘a thousand flowers’ that have yet...
Betsy DeVos speaks at ASU-GSV in Salt Lake City Photo: Matt Bruderle SALT LAKE CITY – A well-heeled crowd of venture capitalists, investment bankers and educators sat quietly in a cavernous ballroom,...
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