High School

Education news, analysis, and opinion about schools typically serving 9th to 12th grades and the students who attend them

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The High School Handoff
A new series examines how high school is evolving to reflect changing pathways to degrees, credentials, and the workforce.
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Curriculum Amazon High School? The Idea Showed Up In Albany's Bid for Retailer's HQ
The provocative idea in the city's bid is not fleshed out, but it comes as more districts and educators struggle to articulate the appropriate role of businesses in K-12 education.
Stephen Sawchuk, March 30, 2018
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2 min read
Hannah Cantrell, a senior in the Media Production class, operates one of the cameras during a live television broadcast in the BCTV Studio at Burnsville High School in Burnsville, Minn.
Hannah Cantrell, a senior in the Media Production class, operates one of the cameras during a live television broadcast in the BCTV Studio at Burnsville High School in Burnsville, Minn.
Ackerman + Gruber for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness What's Your Passion? High School Enlists Businesses to Help Students Decide
A suburban Minneapolis high school is partnering with more than 200 businesses to reshape its classes and help students find a career that excites them—whether or not it leads to a bachelor's degree.
Catherine Gewertz, March 28, 2018
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8 min read
Assessment N.D. Districts Can Substitute ACT for State Test
The first-of-its-kind move stems from a new kind of testing flexibility in the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Catherine Gewertz, March 20, 2018
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5 min read
Carrying crosses emblazoned with photos and names of the city's victims of gun violence, high school senior D'Angelo McDade, front right, leads a march in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood during a walkout to protest gun violence, on March 14.
Carrying crosses emblazoned with photos and names of the city's victims of gun violence, high school senior D'Angelo McDade, front right, leads a march in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood during a walkout to protest gun violence, on March 14.
Martha Irvine/AP
School & District Management Student Walkout Taps Well of Anger, Mourning Over Gun Violence
The thousands who left their schools nationwide to mark the Feb. 14 shootings in Parkland, Fla., rode a dramatic wave of youth activism tinged with sadness about those killed in their schools and communities.
Mark Walsh, March 14, 2018
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6 min read
School & District Management Foster Care, Prison, Homelessness: A Hard Look at Teaching Vulnerable Students
In this special series, Education Week reporters explore how teachers work to overcome the challenges of teaching the country's most vulnerable students.
Hannah Sarisohn, March 13, 2018
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2 min read
Student Madison Flores, 17, participates in a walkout and demonstration for gun control at Anderson High School in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 23.
Student Madison Flores, 17, participates in a walkout and demonstration for gun control at Anderson High School in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 23.
Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP
School Climate & Safety This Week's Nationwide Student Walkout: 6 Things to Know
K-12 leaders need to prepare for what may be a massive student walkout tied to ending gun violence and school shootings. Here's a primer on students' rights to participate, what districts' responsibilities are for keeping them safe, and alternatives to leaving campus.
Denisa R. Superville, March 12, 2018
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6 min read
Merissa Humes, left, an education specialist with Treehouse, an advocacy group focused on getting foster students on a college-bound track, counsels student Jordon Marshelle Barrett at the group’s Seattle office. Humes has weekly meetings with students to help them set goals, apply to colleges and for scholarships, and plan for life after both high school and the foster-care system.
Merissa Humes, left, an education specialist with Treehouse, an advocacy group focused on getting foster students on a college-bound track, counsels student Jordon Marshelle Barrett at the group’s Seattle office. Humes has weekly meetings with students to help them set goals, apply to colleges and for scholarships, and plan for life after both high school and the foster-care system.
Ian Bates/Education Week
Equity & Diversity The Gifted Child in Foster Care: Lost in the Shuffle
George Garcia, a former foster-care child now mentoring foster students in college, found his way into academically challenging classes through friends. Many bright foster-care students aren't so lucky.
Sarah D. Sparks, March 6, 2018
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10 min read
College & Workforce Readiness News in Brief Results Rebound on GED Exam
Passing rates on the GED have rebounded from a big drop after a major redesign of the high school equivalency exam in 2014, but the number of people taking it has dropped by more than half.
Catherine Gewertz, March 6, 2018
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1 min read
Lobbyists and attorneys listen as student survivors from the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School interrupt a house legislative committee hearing in the hope to challenge lawmakers on gun control reform in Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 21.
Lobbyists and attorneys listen as student survivors from the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School interrupt a house legislative committee hearing in the hope to challenge lawmakers on gun control reform in Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 21.
Gerald Herbert/AP
School Climate & Safety Opinion Parkland's Student Activists Are Getting a Powerful Civics Lesson
The surviving students of the Parkland shooting have turned grief into action by entering the gun control debate. Teachers should take note, writes educator Jennifer Gunn.
Jennifer L.M. Gunn, March 2, 2018
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4 min read
David Hogg, one of the student survivors from the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, addresses a community rally in Livingston, N.J. On social media, television, and in rallies, Hogg and other students have made eloquent arguments for gun-control legislation.
David Hogg, one of the student survivors from the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, addresses a community rally in Livingston, N.J. On social media, television, and in rallies, Hogg and other students have made eloquent arguments for gun-control legislation.
Rich Schultz/AP
School Climate & Safety Can the Parkland Survivors Inspire a New Focus on Civics Education?
Civics often takes a backseat in schools, but educators say the Marjory Stoneman Douglas students-turned-activists are setting a powerful model for civic engagement.
Stephen Sawchuk, March 2, 2018
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8 min read
College & Workforce Readiness In Age of High Tech, Old-School Cambridge Curriculum Makes Unlikely Gains
A rigorous curriculum program imported from the United Kingdom is challenging AP and IB as it becomes increasingly popular in U.S. schools.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 21, 2018
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10 min read
Eighth grader Ian Michael Brock wants to make sure the next billion-dollar tech company is launched by a kid like him. For better or worse, he and his family have taken matters into their own hands.
Eighth grader Ian Michael Brock wants to make sure the next billion-dollar tech company is launched by a kid like him. For better or worse, he and his family have taken matters into their own hands.
Alyssa Schukar/Education Week
Science He Wants Chicago Kids to Build the Next Silicon Valley. He's 13.
Ian Michael Brock wants the next billion-dollar tech company to be launched by a young person. He’s taken matters into his own hands.
Benjamin Herold, February 19, 2018
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8 min read
Vincent Lombardy, the Training and Employee Development manager at VTL Precision in Ladson, S.C., shows Ty’Celia Young how to use a new piece of equipment to measure the wear on cutting tools down to the micron. Young is an apprentice in VTL's industrial mechanics program, and a senior in high school at Garrett Academy of Technology in North Charleston, S.C.
Vincent Lombardy, the Training and Employee Development manager at VTL Precision in Ladson, S.C., shows Ty’Celia Young how to use a new piece of equipment to measure the wear on cutting tools down to the micron. Young is an apprentice in VTL's industrial mechanics program, and a senior in high school at Garrett Academy of Technology in North Charleston, S.C.
Brett Flashnick for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Go-Between Groups Help Businesses, Schools Shape Apprenticeships
In South Carolina and elsewhere, new concierge services are smoothing the way for businesses and schools to create real-world work opportunities for students.
Catherine Gewertz, February 13, 2018
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7 min read
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College & Workforce Readiness D.C.'s Scandal and the Nationwide Problem of Fudging Graduation Numbers
The revelations about District of Columbia schools have unleashed a wave of questions about the pressures and incentives built into U.S. high schools, and fueled nagging doubts that states’ rising high school graduation rates—and the country’s all-time-high rate of 84 percent—aren’t what they seem.
Catherine Gewertz, February 9, 2018
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7 min read
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