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Old school buildings give new life to child care centers

Old school buildings give new life to child care centers

Unused public spaces are creating new slots for young kids and offering stability to providers and families

College Uncovered, Season 3, Episode 2

College Uncovered, Season 3, Episode 2

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

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

States are turning to employers to boost child care benefits

States are turning to employers to boost child care benefits

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

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

What education could look like under Trump and Vance

What education could look like under Trump and Vance

What young Republicans have to say about higher education

What young Republicans have to say about higher education

What education could look like under Harris and Walz

What education could look like under Harris and Walz

What young Democrats have to say about higher education

What young Democrats have to say about higher education

Math Matters

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

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

Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant do worse on tests

Researchers combat AI hallucinations in math

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Many kids can't read, even in high school. Is the solution teaching reading in every class?

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

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

Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant do worse on tests

Old school buildings give new life to child care centers

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Suspended for…what?

What happens when suspensions get suspended?

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

Vague school rules at the root of millions of student suspensions

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Remembering our friend and colleague Fazil Khan

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

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: 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

OPINION: FAFSA is in deep trouble; all stakeholders must take steps to fix it right away

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Beyond the Rankings: The College Welcome Guide

Beyond the Rankings: The College Welcome Guide

Go beyond test scores and rankings to find out what the culture on campus is like

EARLY CHILDHOOD

In 2024, Head Start programs are still funded by a formula set in the 1970s

In 2024, Head Start programs are still funded by a formula set in the 1970s

I spent a year researching child care around the world. Here’s what I discovered

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Elementary to High School

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

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

3 takeaways from the Moms for Liberty summit

More Elementary to High School

Higher education

College Uncovered, Season 3, Episode 1

College Uncovered, Season 3, Episode 1

A community college promises a rural county it ‘hasn’t been left to die’

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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’

‘Not waiting for people to save us’: 9 school districts combine forces to help students

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

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

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

TEACHER VOICE: I don’t mind being known as ‘the math guy,’ but everyone can and should be able to do the math

TEACHER VOICE: Big mistake — Schools are swapping out Shakespeare, Chaucer and Dickens for Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift

TEACHER VOICE: Big mistake — Schools are swapping out Shakespeare, Chaucer and Dickens for Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift

OPINION: As a Black middle-school student, I was tracked into lower-level math classes that kept me back

OPINION: As federal pandemic funds end, K-12 systems must look for bold changes

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¿Un trabajo demasiado bien hecho?

¿Un trabajo demasiado bien hecho?

Un pequeño pueblo rural en Nebraska necesitaba más cuidado infantil en español. Esto fue lo que se hizo para obtenerlo

Un pequeño pueblo rural en Nebraska necesitaba más cuidado infantil en español. Esto fue lo que se hizo para obtenerlo

En Loyola y más alla, existe la posibilidad de obtener un título asociado de dos años

En Loyola y más alla, existe la posibilidad de obtener un título asociado de dos años

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