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For education journalists, writing about poverty poses many challenges. But one of the most overlooked is that it’s often difficult to know much about the soc...

Education journalists have the critically important task of informing the public about education at the local, state, and national levels...

Lincoln Alternative High School, in Walla Walla, Washington, is where all the bad kids went. Not anymore. In the early 2010’s, Principal Jim Sporleder, along ...

“Immigrants get the job done,” Lin-Manuel Miranda told graduates at the University of Pennsylvania’s commencement ceremony Monday. After all, it was a “...

In an effort to measure students’ understanding of basic engineering and technology principles, a new national assessment aims to move beyond multiple-choice ...

As states and districts debate which standardized tests are best for students, they are evaluating many factors, including curriculum alignment, the amount of t...

At the age of nine, Amalio Nieves saw his father die from gun violence in Chicago. And as a child, Nieves himself was robbed at gunpoint....

Paying students not to work and introducing psychology surveys are some of the actions...

When it comes to making prekindergarten available to all children, the question for policymakers is not whether it’s a good idea or not. The issue is whether ...