Federal law requires schools to develop plans to help students with disabilities move into college or the workplace.
March 13, 2009
With an eye on key statistics, educators work to keep students on a path to graduation.
March 10, 2009
A nationwide grant program sponsors high school teams to build scientific and technological devices of their own creation.
March 2, 2009
A group of Texas charters aims to expand the ranks of disadvantaged students who graduate, not just from high school, but college as well.
February 23, 2009
Teachers are introducing algebra concepts to pupils in the early grades by tapping their intuitive math skills.
February 10, 2009
At Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, the faculty helps disadvantaged students gain admission to top high schools and continue on to college.
February 3, 2009
The instructional framework is more commonly used with younger students, but shows promise in secondary school, educators say.
January 27, 2009
Two foundations support efforts to improve the public schools in the Windy City.
January 16, 2009
A visit to the campus of a newly built research center in Huntsville, Ala., offers a glimpse of the state’s economic heritage and, quite possibly, its economic future.
January 6, 2009
Giving schools access to classroom materials and supplying them with seasoned teachers are core elements of the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative.
January 6, 2009
Alabama was the first state to require students to take four credits in each subject to graduate, and schools are responding in different ways.
January 6, 2009
No iPods. No cellphones. No MySpace or Facebook. And always a sergeant around to keep things in check. No wonder the Army Preparatory School is working.
December 8, 2008
A Texas border district sees teacher training and data-based instruction as paths to learning gains—and the $1 million Broad award adds validation.
December 1, 2008
Computer-adaptive testing addresses individual student needs, but cost and logistical challenges persist.
November 17, 2008
Many schools and districts are using computer-based testing for local assessments, but employing computers for statewide testing has proven to be difficult.
November 17, 2008
Under the superintendent’s driving focus on the nuts and bolts of schooling, Atlanta’s students have posted achievement gains every single year since Ms. Hall became schools chief.
November 11, 2008
A champion of greater choice in K-12 schooling, the foundation built on Wal-Mart money has risen to the top tier of private giving to precollegiate education.
November 4, 2008
Advocates of expanded educational options say John T. Walton, more than anyone else, was the driving force behind the Walton Family Foundation’s education work, and its focus on promoting school choice, from public charter schools to private school vouchers.
November 4, 2008
Faced with crushing energy costs across its far-flung district, the Aloha State is pushing aggressive conservation efforts that could offer lessons for the U.S. mainland.
October 28, 2008
Education will be on the ballot Nov. 4, even if the subject hasn’t been on voters’ minds much during the 2008 campaign season.
October 21, 2008
