High School
Education news, analysis, and opinion about schools typically serving 9th to 12th grades and the students who attend them
The High School Handoff
A new series examines how high school is evolving to reflect changing pathways to degrees, credentials, and the workforce.
Student Achievement
From Our Research Center
Districts' Summer School Plans on Shaky Ground
Only one-quarter of the nation’s school district leaders say they have fully developed plans to offer summer learning, according to an EdWeek Research Center survey.
Assessment
Opinion
I Am an AP Teacher. The College Board Failed the COVID-19 Test This Year
The College Board paid lip service to confronting the digital divide, but some students still didn't get a fair shake, writes Mariusz Gałczyński.
Student Well-Being & Movement
How Is COVID-19 Affecting Children's Health? 4 Questions Answered
The medical field's understanding of how the new coronavirus affects children and how they can spread it is rapidly evolving. Here’s the latest for school leaders weighing reopenings.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Heartbreak, Love, and Resilience: A Teacher's Letter to the Class of 2020
You've managed to make the best of a bad situation, writes teacher Christina Torres, but that doesn't mean this isn't tough.
School & District Management
Technical Glitches and Lawsuit Dampen Experiment With Remote AP Tests
The technical problems prompted students, parents, and advocates to file a lawsuit against the College Board, which administers the test.
School & District Management
How COVID-19 Will Balloon District Costs This Coming School Year
A new analysis says the nation's schools will need to spend $41 billion more in the 2020-21 academic year as the fast-moving recession driven by the coronavirus pandemic boosts costs for everything from remote learning to school meals.
College & Workforce Readiness
Five Ideas for a Pandemic-Proof Graduation
From holograms to boat parades, school districts are thinking out of the box when it comes to staging high school commencement ceremonies during the coronavirus crisis.
College & Workforce Readiness
Coronavirus, Economic Crisis Cloud Resurgence of Career Tech Ed.
Career technical education has been on a roll lately, but educators fear that will change, as unemployment soars and some students are cut off from hands-on learning opportunities.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
What Students Are Really Thinking About Online Learning
Seven high school students share their feelings about distance learning compared with learning in person, and they aren't pretty.
School & District Management
Student Cheating at Issue as College Board Rolls Out Online AP Exams
The College Board's national experiment with virtual AP exams gets underway this week amid accusations and stern warnings about student cheating.
School & District Management
Teachers at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Wonder: Should I Even Go Back?
As schools discuss reopening, experts say the best way to protect vulnerable teachers might be to not have them in school buildings at all.
College & Workforce Readiness
A New Worry From the COVID-19 Crisis: Paying for College
Fewer students are filing financial aid applications this year, as the pandemic continues to disrupt college plans for high school seniors nationwide.
Classroom Technology
'Summer Melt' Could Be a Flood as Seniors Shift College Plans
Faced with uncertainty, new financial concerns, and the prospect of more remote learning, and confusion, a growing number of college-bound high school seniors are reconsidering where and whether they’ll pursue higher education.
Student Well-Being & Movement
'There Was a Better Fate for Her': Remembering 18-Year-Old Who Died From Coronavirus
High school senior Yasmin Peña was among the youngest victims of the pandemic in her state. Her friends, family, and teachers remember her as so much more that.