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.
Equity & Diversity
Report Roundup
High Schools
More than a third of all high school students take college-credit courses while still in high school, a new federal report shows—but students are much more likely to take dual-credit courses if they're white or Asian or have college-educated parents.
Assessment
News in Brief
High School Graduation Rate Reaches Another All-Time High
The U.S. high school graduation rate has risen for yet another year, to a new all-time high.
College & Workforce Readiness
Colleges Crack Open the Admissions Door to Consider Students' Skills
Most colleges rely on standardized tests and grades to decide who gets into their schools. A handful of schools want to change up the mix.
Teaching
Can 'Capstone Projects' Deepen Learning for High School Seniors?
Educators in Oakland, Calif., say the yearlong graduation projects are helping students master oral, writing, and research skills that will serve them well for whatever comes next.
Every Student Succeeds Act
How Are States Measuring College-and-Career Readiness? It's a Hodge-Podge
Nearly all are gauging school performance in part by whether students show they're ready for life after high school, a way of meeting ESSA's requirement for some measure aside from test scores.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Juuling Skyrocketed This Year. What Does It Mean for Schools?
Teenagers are taking up vaping nicotine and marijuana at an unprecedented clip, even as Generation Z continues to move away from drugs and tobacco use more generally, finds the 2018 Monitoring the Future survey.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
College Transition
Guaranteeing admission to state universities makes it more likely that academically talented, low-income students will choose colleges that are challenging enough to match their abilities, concludes a new study in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.
School & District Management
News in Brief
Students Could Skip School to Protest Under Proposal in Maryland District
High school students could skip classes to attend political protests under a proposal up for debate in a Maryland school district.
College & Workforce Readiness
Survey: Students Say Schools Don't Give Them Skills They Need to Succeed After Graduation
High school students believe their schools aren't adequately preparing them for challenges they will face after graduation.
Assessment
Report Roundup
Foster Students in Schools
Schools may be the only lifeline for many teenagers leaving foster care before graduating from high school.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
College Readiness
Only a third of the country's public high schools have a counselor devoted to helping students get prepared for college—less than half the private schools' rate—finds a survey of 2,251 high school counselors.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Watch: This High School Takes an Active Role in Suicide Prevention
Experts say schools can play a critical role in preventing suicide through education, support, and relationship building. This video explores one Virginia high school's approach.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Video
A High School Confronts Suicide Prevention Head-On
Freedom High, outside Washington, is tackling the issue of student mental health head-on.
College & Workforce Readiness
'Transition' Class Boosted College Credits But Not Learning
A study finds that students who took a ‘transition’ math class in high school were able to skip remedial classes in college but learning didn’t improve.