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Small-town students can be overlooked. Colleges are now looking their way.

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Reading, writing, and the Ten Commandments? Why some public schools teach the Bible.

First Look

In Oklahoma, purpose and care from teachers coax Indigenous students back to school

First Look

After the pandemic, more Native American students don’t want to return to school

In Pictures

Dive into the tropical fish nursery of the future

A glassy sweeper egg, moments from hatching, is seen through a microscope at Roger Williams University’s Wet Lab in Bristol, Rhode Island, where parent offspring are bred for the New England Aquarium's aquaculture program. The round bubble is an oil droplet, which is a nutritional source similar to an egg yolk.

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In the race to attract students, historically Black colleges sprint out front

Howard University hoped to make history. Now it’s ready for a different role.

Intel is coming. Ohio community colleges say the state’s workers will be ready.

Focus

‘This is fun.’ How Zoo School helps teens prep for careers – and college.

What’s engaging these high schoolers? Classes about the election.

States get bolder about banning legacy admissions. What does that mean for equity?

Hurricanes and wildfires are closing schools. How can students get back on track?

So, who wants to be a college president? Anyone?

College students voted in big numbers in 2020. Are they ready to do it again?

The rumors targeted Haitians. All of Springfield is paying the price.

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In Florida, vouchers win ground, but courts may have ultimate say

When counselors are in short supply, students step in to help

Tulsa experiment tests how tightly woven a safety net has to be

Q&A: Sociologist takes on myths about wealth and morality

For state schools, diversity isn’t just about fairness. It’s also about the bottom line.

The end of amateurism? What’s behind calls to pay NCAA athletes.

America to elite colleges: Shape up (but please let us in).

This city is short of teachers. It’s tapping immigrants to help.

Schools help teachers with a new kind of homework: finding a place to live

Go north, young grad. How Canada is winning over international students.