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College student voting is way up

Students had a decisive impact in several battleground states in 2022, and they want to do it again

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The habits of 7 highly effective schools

A principal lost her job after she came out. Her conservative community rallied around her

College Uncovered: The Borrowers’ Lament

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What young Republicans have to say about higher education

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Math Matters

Unequal offerings, unequal outcomes: We explore the nation’s math education crisis

A decade of data in one state shows an unexpected result when colleges drop remedial courses

Building better early grade math teachers: Milwaukee goes back to an old playbook

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A decade of data in one state shows an unexpected result when colleges drop remedial courses

‘Opportunities,’ not poverty alone, predict later-life success for children

OPINION: A year after the Supreme Court’s historic affirmative action ruling, MIT’s drop in student diversity provides a cautionary tale

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What happens when suspensions get suspended?

Suspended for ‘other’: When states don’t share why kids are being kicked out of school

PROOF POINTS: Four things a mountain of school discipline records taught us

Students with disabilities often snared by subjective discipline rules

‘It was the most unfair thing’: Disobedience, discipline and racial disparity

Hechinger’s school discipline project: How we did it

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Remembering our friend and colleague Fazil Khan

Khan, who moved to the U.S. from India to attend Columbia Journalism School, was a beloved colleague and star data journalist dedicated to exposing injustice

FAFSA Fiasco

��Ƶ is running a package of opinion pieces that focus on solutions to the new FAFSA’s troubled rollout.

Four cities of FAFSA chaos: Students tell how they grappled with the mess, stress

OPINION: Immigrant students need trained advisers to navigate the problematic college admissions process

OPINION: We fear our students will be shut out of college due to FAFSA failures

OPINION: With financial aid processes more broken than ever, here’s what families can do

OPINION: School counselors can’t undo the FAFSA mess on their own. We need a national movement right now

OPINION: The glitchy FAFSA is only one problem with getting into college. Here’s how to make the process less confusing

OPINION: There’s a temporary fix to the FAFSA mess — all colleges must extend decision deadlines

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EARLY CHILDHOOD

‘Opportunities,’ not poverty alone, predict later-life success for children

States are turning to employers to boost child care benefits

Old school buildings give new life to child care centers

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Elementary to High School

Trust issues: How schools profit from land and resources on tribal nations

SUPERINTENDENT VOICE: As a Latina, my leadership sets me apart and gives me a chance to set an example

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Higher education

College Uncovered: The Politics of Protest

An AI tutor helped Harvard students learn more physics in less time

College Uncovered: Un-welcome to College

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Climate change vs schools

We explore climate change’s future toll on kids and how the education system can adapt.

109 degrees on the first day of school? In some districts, extreme heat is delaying when students go back

COLUMN: ‘We want every major to be a climate major’

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Child care in shambles

The coronavirus pandemic has strained the already fragile child care industry. Without government support, it’s likely to topple.

‘I can be mom and teacher’: Schools tackle child care needs to keep staff in classrooms

What convinces voters to raise taxes: child care

States are required to background check child care workers. Many are falling short

Our child care system gives many moms a draconian choice: Quality child care or a career

VOICES: Students, teachers, principals and experts weigh in

OPINION: Schools are still struggling post-pandemic, but surprising success stories give us hope

TEACHER VOICE: Here’s why teachers should help students develop logic and reasoning skills early on

OPINION: A year after the Supreme Court’s historic affirmative action ruling, MIT’s drop in student diversity provides a cautionary tale

OPINION: Schools need more ways of knowing if AI and ed tech tools are working

OPINION: If we don’t do more to help and educate homeless students, we will perpetuate an ongoing crisis

OPINION: It’s finally time to put pandemic excuses behind us and hold students to higher standards

OPINION: Here’s an old-fashioned, win-win idea to get students engaged before this fall’s election

STUDENT VOICE: One of every five college students is a parent. Here’s how colleges can help more of us graduate

OPINION: English language arts instruction needs to change immediately. Here are some ways that can work

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