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Want preschoolers to succeed? Help their teachers.Connecticut offers free mental health services to all preschool programs that request them. As concerns grow about suspensions of young children, the approach greatly reduces troubling behaviors, a new study finds.
FocusConnecticut schools: unequal – and now unconstitutionalConnecticut is the most unequal state by income distribution, and that shows up in its public schools. Now, a new legal ruling is forcing the state to reconsider how to deal with those challenges.
How US schools are combating chronic absenteeismNationally, 13 percent of students – about 6.5 million – miss more than 15 days of school each year. First-ever national data show that just 4 percent of school districts account for half of chronically absent students.
FocusWhat happens when cops become hallway monitorsThe number of police in schools has skyrocketed in recent decades. But as students head back to school, the big question is: How effective are they?
The ExplainerBack to school: 4 key questionsThe Northeast and other states head back to school this week, as a new civil rights education law replacing No Child Left Behind begins to take effect this fall.
A tale of two districts: In economic recovery, some schools left behindThe disparities seen in two Illinois school districts are emblematic of a growing rich school, poor school divide seen in many US communities.
How mentoring changed a young man teetering between 2nd chance and jailBostonian Taquari Milton wanted to change his life, but didn't know how. A mentor from My Brother's Keeper helped him find his way back to a college-bound track.
Cornell University's youngest freshman is a 12-year-old boyJeremy Shuler, a 12-year-old home-schooled child of two aerospace engineers, has become the youngest student to enroll at the Ivy League school.
FocusHow to help grandparents raising grandkids in an opioid crisisNationwide, the opioid epidemic has contributed to an increase in the number of parents who turn over caregiving responsibility to their relatives. Programs in Georgia and several other states now offer support to these families.
To atone for past ties to slavery, Georgetown tries something newNearly 200 years ago, Georgetown University profited from the sale of 272 slaves. Now, the school will offer an admissions edge to descendants of those slaves.
Why D.C. schools are ignoring PE guidelinesA Washington Post report on schools in Washington, D.C., revealed that only a handful of more than 200 schools was complying with physical education requirements. The noncompliance reflects greater issues with PE across the United States.
What do adult students want from college?The demographics of higher learning are changing, but traditional colleges have been slow to adapt. An adult learner-focused ranking hopes to help prompt change.
For-profit college banned from accepting students with federal aidThe US Department of Education announced Thursday that ITT Educational Services, one of the largest for-profit college chains in the US, could no longer accept students for financial aid. This is the latest of many blows against for-profit educational institutions across the country.
Cover StoryThe school that art savedHow music, dance, and painting helped revive a struggling school in Bridgeport, Conn. – and how it could show others the way.
Free speech vs. safe spaces: Why UChicago is pushing back on limitsA letter sent by the University of Chicago to its incoming freshmen warned that the administration does not support concepts such as 'safe spaces' or 'trigger warnings,' citing the school's 'commitment to academic freedom.'
Should struggling Michigan schools close?As Michigan policymakers examine the future of their state's education, they may consider closing failing schools. Is it better for students to keep struggling schools afloat?
Behind legal furor over transgender policy, schools wonder what to doPresident Obama's guidelines for transgender students in public schools were blocked this week. But schools are still looking for answers.
First LookWhere are America's most economically segregated schools?Researchers comparing poverty rates in adjacent school districts expected to find the largest disparities in the South, but only one Southern state made the top 10 list.
First LookShould second-graders get homework? Maybe not, says Texas teacher.A letter from a Texas teacher explaining why she won't be assigning homework to her students has gone viral on social media, reflecting a growing pushback against what many parents perceive as excessive homework.
In victory for teacher unions, California's high court upholds tenureThe decision came more than two years after education reform groups sued the state on behalf of nine students.
