Underserved Students
College & Workforce Readiness
Virtual Advising System Aims to Expand College Access
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation plans to launch a virtual advising system to help high school students connect with college options.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Chronic Absenteeism Can Devastate K-12 Learning
Missing school can have a lasting, negative impact on student achievement, write Hedy Chang, John Gomperts, and Leslie Boissiere.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Three Universities Model Ways to Improve Graduation for Low-Income Students
A new report highlights approaches that have increased graduation rates at the University of California-Riverside, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and the University of South Florida-Tampa,
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
How to Get a Dropout Back in School—Mama Style!
When it comes to decreasing the dropout rate, some kids just need a hefty dose of "Mama."
School & District Management
Early Progress Reported on High School Reform Experiment
A review of the Diplomas Now intervention model shows progress is easier in developing additional student interventions and supports than changing teaching within the classroom.
School & District Management
Opinion
Recasting At-Risk Students as Leaders
When at-risk students helped peers, a school changed for the better, Jason Towne writes.
Early Childhood
Opinion
Four Lessons From Early Education
K-12 policymakers could learn from the pre-K field, where educators serve families as well as children and many states offer incentives for teacher preparation, says Joan Wasser Gish.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report: College Aspirations Fall Short of Reality for Many Low-Income Students
New ACT report finds 95 percent of its low-income test takers want to go to college, yet only 59 percent enroll right after high school graduation.
Equity & Diversity
Latino and African-American Academic Success Improves, But Gaps Remain
Education Trust released reports on the state of education for Latino and African-American students, reflecting progress but ongoing gaps in achievement and opportunity.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
The Boys Book Club Experiment: The Conclusion
With the Warriors Boys Book Club now over, but I'll be analyzing the results from this experiment for at least the next four years.
Student Well-Being & Movement
After-School, College-Readiness Program Shifts Focus to Younger Students
The non-profit College Tribe in Washington, D.C. shifted its focus from high school to 3-8th graders in hopes of building basic academic skills and aspirations early enough to impact college success.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
The Boys Book Club Experiment: Day 26
A great lesson in my boys club goes terribly wrong. This is what I learned and what I hope the boys learned, too.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
The Boys Book Club Experiment: Day 11
After just two weeks, Nine out of the ten students in my Warriors Boys Book Club are achieving new-found success. Rewards, footage of Kevin Durant, and a book about middle school students torturing their teacher are yielding strong results.
Teaching
Opinion
The Boys Book Club Experiment: Day One
A follow-up to my first blog about my Reading Warriors all-boys book club, I update readers on how the first day went. I want to help ten hard-to-reach Latino boys how be successful students, but this project is turning out to be much more interesting than I expected.