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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Every Student Succeeds Act States Get Leeway on Naming 'Dropout Factories'
A loophole created when Congress dumped Obama-era ESSA rules could allow states to avoid publicly identifying high schools in need of intensive help.
Catherine Gewertz, April 4, 2017
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6 min read
Sydney Bruner, a junior at Prairie High School in Cottonwood, Idaho, studies for a class presentation. The state is one of several that offer course choice.
Sydney Bruner, a junior at Prairie High School in Cottonwood, Idaho, studies for a class presentation. The state is one of several that offer course choice.
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College & Workforce Readiness Course Choice: A Different Way to Expand School Choice?
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has talked about it. It's permitted under ESSA; and some states already use it. But what is course choice?
Liana Loewus & Andrew Ujifusa, April 4, 2017
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7 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Computer Science Degrees Hit New Peak
The number of students earning bachelor's degrees in computer science hit a new high recently—finally surpassing the previous peak in 2003.
Liana Loewus, April 4, 2017
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2 min read
School & District Management Are High School Students With Disabilities Prepared for Life After School?
A two-volume research report funded by the U.S. Department of Education offers a deep dive into the characteristics of youth with disabilities who are transitioning out of high school.
Christina A. Samuels, March 28, 2017
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3 min read
Federal Exchange Students View U.S. Schools as 'Easier' Than Those Abroad
According to new survey results, not much has changed over the last 15 years in how foreign exchange students perceive U.S. high schools.
Liana Loewus, March 22, 2017
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2 min read
Wheaton North High School students stream through the commons area during lunchtime earlier this month.
Wheaton North High School students stream through the commons area during lunchtime earlier this month.
Alyssa Schukar for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness The Challenge of Creating Schools That 'Work for Everybody'
One high-achieving school works to get a handle on the racial- and income-based disparities that continue to divide its students.
Catherine Gewertz, March 21, 2017
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11 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Numbers of AP Test-Takers Continue to Rise
The College Board reports that more students—and more low-income students—are taking Advanced Placement tests. But will that growth continue?
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, February 28, 2017
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5 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Smarter Balanced Looks to Combine Common-Core and College-Entrance Tests
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium put out a request for proposal today seeking a partnership to create a test that both measures standards-mastery and can be used for college admissions.
Liana Loewus, February 27, 2017
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3 min read
States National Testing Landscape Continues to Shift
An Education Week survey finds smaller shifts in testing this year as more states embrace the SAT and ACT and the number of states using PARCC or Smarter Balanced holds steady.
Catherine Gewertz, February 15, 2017
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2 min read
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Assessment What Tests Does Each State Require?
Browse the results of Education Week's latest state survey of testing plans and see how the national testing landscape has evolved.
Catherine Gewertz, February 15, 2017
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1 min read
School & District Management News in Brief More H.S. Students Support First Amendment Freedoms
Most high schoolers believe that people should be able to express unpopular opinions in public. But they're less supportive of allowing people to publicly share opinions or posts on social media that are bullying or offensive.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, February 14, 2017
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1 min read
Federal Approval Deferred on ACT for Accountability in Wyo., Wis.
The U.S. Education Department says the states need more evidence to use the popular admissions test to measure high school achievement.
Catherine Gewertz, February 7, 2017
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2 min read
Fatima Islam, 16, from left, Subhya Abdullatif, 17, Bisma Parekh, 16, Barira Khan, 19, Hala Thiab, 15, and Salma Zeidat, 14, all from Houston, place their hands over their hearts during the Pledge of Allegiance at Muslim Day at the state capitol in Austin, Texas this week. Thousands of supporters formed a human chain around hundreds of Muslims who attended the annual event—four days after President Trump issued an executive order that temporarily bans residents from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States.
Fatima Islam, 16, from left, Subhya Abdullatif, 17, Bisma Parekh, 16, Barira Khan, 19, Hala Thiab, 15, and Salma Zeidat, 14, all from Houston, place their hands over their hearts during the Pledge of Allegiance at Muslim Day at the state capitol in Austin, Texas this week. Thousands of supporters formed a human chain around hundreds of Muslims who attended the annual event—four days after President Trump issued an executive order that temporarily bans residents from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States.
Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP
Equity & Diversity Trump Orders on Immigration Rattle Some Educators
The sweeping orders on immigration stoking fears for immigrant students.
Corey Mitchell & Francisco Vara-Orta, February 3, 2017
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7 min read
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Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion Politics Belong in the High School Debate Club
Many teachers are afraid to address politically charged topics; high school debate teams shouldn't be, writes Stefan Bauschard.
Stefan Bauschard, January 6, 2017
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5 min read
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