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.
Assessment
Report Roundup
High School
When students experience a rough freshman year of high school, they usually don't recover from it, finds a new study by the University of Chicago's Consortium on School Research.
College & Workforce Readiness
News in Brief
Good Common-Core Test Scores in S.D. Get Automatic Entry Into College
South Dakota will guarantee students automatic admission to state colleges and universities based on their scores on the Smarter Balanced assessment.
Curriculum
This Rural Teacher Brings the World Into the Classroom Through 'Phone-a-Friend'
A high school science teacher in Poyen, Ark., uses "Phone-a-Friend" cards to match professionals to her students during lab days.
College & Workforce Readiness
9th Grade GPA May Be the Most Important Predictor of High School Success. Here's How.
A study examining the trajectories of more than 187,000 Chicago freshmen finds that GPA is a strong predictor of later high school grades and college enrollment and persistence.
Assessment
New SAT Yields Higher Scores, But Don't Be Fooled
A record number of students from the class of 2017 took the revised SAT. But don’t try comparing this year’s scores to last year’s.
Curriculum
Do High School Literature Series Make the Grade?
A Consumer Reports-style review dissects six major textbook series used in America's high schools. Read how they fared.
Assessment
Students' Scores Inch Up on ACT Exam
This year's gains were especially notable for Hispanic students, whose college-readiness scores rose even as they took the exam in greater numbers.
College & Workforce Readiness
News in Brief
N.C. College Opens High School on Campus for Aspiring Teachers
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has launched an on-campus high school for aspiring teachers. The new high school, located in the same building as the education school, is the result of a partnership between the university's Cato College of Education and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
Dual-Enrollment
Dual-enrollment courses have become a popular way for states to boost college access for traditionally underserved students.
Curriculum
Watchdog Gives a Scarlet Letter to Some High School Literature Curricula
Three commercial series got top marks for common-core alignment from EdReports.org. But the group said three others had problems in at least one grade level.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Public School Officials Are Artificially Inflating Graduation Rates. I've Seen It Myself
Fraudulent graduation practices give a false sense of educational progress, charges former New York City administrator Bernard Gassaway.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Credit Recovery May Be Flawed, But It's Fixable
Eliminating credit recovery as a path to graduation would do more harm than good, writes one assistant superintendent.
Every Student Succeeds Act
New Federal Rule Could Force States to Lower Graduation Rates
Because of a little-noticed provision in ESSA, states that offer several diploma options may have to revise their graduation rates.
College & Workforce Readiness
Who Gets Hurt When High School Diplomas Are Not Created Equal?
High schools across the country hand out nearly 100 different kinds of diplomas, and most don't offer solid preparation for college or career. The students who bear the brunt of that inequity are most likely to be English learners, students with disabilities, low-income students, or those learning English.