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I spent an academic year as an embedded reporter inside a Memphis high school that enrolled hundreds of children of Mexican immigrants...
The issue of race and diversity in college admissions once again is front and center, as the U.S. Supreme Court will rule soon on the high-profile affirmative a...
An unusually large turnout is predicted for Super Tuesday, and campuses in Fairfax County, Virginia — one of the nation’s largest school districts — have ...
With most schools closed until after the New Year, the holidays can be a dry spell on the education beat....
While it may seem that every back-to-school story has been written, the well is far from dry....
As the charter schools sector faces increased scrutiny for educating a smaller share of students with disabilities than traditional public schools, the conversa...
In a union vote Wednesday, Boston teachers approved the school district’s plan to add 40 minutes to the K-8 instructional day at more than 50 campuses....
For education beat reporters looking for story ideas next week, I wanted to offer a couple of suggestions....
Wealthy students have long outpaced their disadvantaged peers in American schools. That disparity bears more weight than ever as standardized tests become one o...
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