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Parents and students have complained for years that Philadelphia’s selective school enrollment process is notoriously difficult to navigate and favors those with time, energy, and a familiarity with spreadsheets. The current setup allows families of students in prekindergarten through 11th grade to choose a school outside their designated neighborhood school. The district uses a mixture of

On the fourth floor of a fortress-like building in lower Manhattan housing four public high schools, more than 500 students cram into classes such as calculus and agriculture. They operate 3D printers and tend herbs in a hydroponic farm. In the basement, about 500 students at another high school prepare for emergency medicine careers with

A few years ago, Eric Gil was living at his uncle’s place in Waterbury, Connecticut, where he shared a bedroom with his brother and cousin. With eight people in the house, it was crowded. He was trying to get out, but rental prices in Waterbury — which currently average $1,600 a month — were prohibitively

At the beginning of each new class, Al Rabanera lets his students know that he knows they’re using AI. “I’m not going to pretend like you aren’t,” he tells his students. “I know it’s readily available for most of you, if not all of you.” A math teacher at La Vista High School in Fullerton,

In the early 2000s, politicians and pundits were swept up in anxiety about U.S. performance on a key international test known as PISA. Delegations traveled to learn from high-achieving countries like Finland. Journalists and researchers wrote books on the topic. Leaders like President Obama bemoaned the country’s dire results. The good news from the latest

  When Joel Francik became principal of Central Elementary School in 2019, all of his prior education experience had been in middle school — first as a teacher, then as an assistant principal. He wanted the job, he said, because he thought he could make a bigger difference in students’ lives if he met them

  You studied and prepared, but when the test appears in front of you, everything suddenly goes blank. That moment of emptiness, the racing heart, and rising panic is exam anxiety, and it goes beyond simple pre-test nerves. For many students, it gets in the way of showing what they actually know. According to a

  It was the middle of a writing lesson in Gabrielle Grace’s first grade class at Sand Creek Elementary in suburban Denver, and students were furiously jotting down details about their summer plans, the first step in composing a paragraph on the topic. Except for 6-year-old Dean, who was already done. “This stuff was just

  Black students have been excluded from high-quality mathematics for generations — with dire outcomes academically and professionally, a California-based math equity group found. Just Equation’s recent report, “Calculated Barriers,” notes that while these students make up 15% of the nation’s public school population, they accounted for only 6% of those enrolled in AP math

  Artificial intelligence will soon help teachers rate students’ academic and “soft” skills at schools using nontraditional report cards that skip A-F grading after an AI company purchased the nonprofit Mastery Transcript Consortium in July. The New York-based company Legend.org is developing AI tools to give teachers and students immediate feedback on papers, exams, recorded

  Are you evaluating online K-12 schools but not sure how to make the right decision? You’re not alone. Many parents want to find a suitable online school to supplement or replace a traditional brick-and-mortar school. The key to finding the best one is understanding your child’s learning style and support needs and finding an

  For most of the last century, American classrooms looked roughly the same, whether you were in Seattle or rural Mississippi. A teacher stood in the front of the room, textbooks were open, and students took notes. Today, technology is reshaping how many students learn, but that transformation isn’t happening equally across the country. Many

  While reform around reading instruction continues to gain momentum, about a third of teachers are using “discredited” methods to teach kids how to read and aren’t fully committed to the science of reading, a new report found. In a survey of more than 1,200 K-3 educators in the fall of 2025, obtained by The

  When Reneta Johnson, head of a small charter network in Birmingham, Alabama, asked students how they wanted to spend this summer, they said they liked to make TikTok videos. That gave her an idea. The staff at Legacy Prep built a three-week summer schedule around the theme of “Lights, Camera, Action,” blending drama, music

  Look around you at any school, and the chances are you’re going to see a security camera. Entrances, parking lots, hallways, reception areas, bus lanes and playgrounds all need visibility. When an incident occurs, footage can help staff work out what took place and why. But recently, the risk around student images has changed.

  Supporting students as they transition into new learning areas isn’t always easy. Preparing for college can feel overwhelming for students who don’t know what to expect. While many young people may have an idea of what they want to do with their lives, choosing the right path to get them there can be a

  Walking into Windsor Park Elementary in Corpus Christi, Texas, it’s hard to miss the mass of bright, colorful paper balloons taped on the wall, displaying photos of dozens of children who have read at least 1 million words this school year. “It’s something that the students are very, very proud of,” librarian Annelise Rodriguez,