A College Where The Graduation Rate For Black Students Has Been Zero Percent — For Years
Several Ohio campuses have abysmal success rates for black college students, even as the state pushes for, and desperately needs, more graduates.
Several Ohio campuses have abysmal success rates for black college students, even as the state pushes for, and desperately needs, more graduates.
The US has one of the most-tracked systems in the country, but separating gifted children hasn't led to better achievement.
Robin Eschman has raised or helped raise two biological children, seven children who came to her through long-term relationships, and 11 grandchildren. At one point, there were 10 kids in the house at the same time. The family bought food in bulk, made great use of bunk beds and fielded an entire baseball team.
Hint: it takes strong relationships and a strong dose of reality.
Krystal Hardy, a wiry, intense young woman, is cautiously optimistic. This time last year, she and thousands of other public school principals around the country began their first year in the front office and stepped directly into what many consider one of the toughest jobs in America.
Eighth-grade reading expectations in Indiana aren't the same as eighth-grade reading expectations in New York, not by a long shot.
A one-of-a-kind analysis of how each district fares.
Is this the future of education? What digital learning looks like when third-graders use it all day in one suburban district.
How much does it cost to live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? According to Drexel University, students who don't live on campus should budget $18,365, but Peirce College says it costs only $7,790 for housing, food, transportation, healthcare and other personal expenses, such as clothing. That's a $10,575 difference in the same city.
Experts say new open-ended questions that tap critical thinking provide a marked improvement.
Wealthy school districts are cracking down on "education thieves."
Technology could help young people learn civics lessons — and use them, too.
Professor Tom Bailey explains what "cafeteria colleges" are, why they're bad and weighs in on Obama's plan to make community college free.
Avatars, robots, elves are being invented to become virtual pupils, to help students learn by teaching.
Behind the app that's teaching preschoolers algebra.
Coding, coding everywhere, as the some of the youngest schoolchildren become pioneers of computer science.
Universities are raising food and housing prices faster than inflation.
The growing gap between rich and poor is affecting many aspects of life in the United States, from health to work to home life. Now the one place that's supposed to give Americans an equal chance at life — the schoolhouse — is becoming increasingly unequal as well.
Gamification undermines what some experts see as the real opportunity for games to radically, albeit playfully, transform education.
The adoption of the new Common Core standards was supposed to be a boon to the publishing industry; instead it may make textbooks obsolete