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How one poor Brooklyn preschool is competing with the bestAs New York City moves to expand pre-K for all children, one school in low-income Bushwick is outperforming many private schools in high-income neighborhoods.
Is it wrong to recognize a valedictorian? One school says yes.Naming valedictorians at high school graduations is unhealthy, says one North Carolina school board that has done away with the tradition.
Yale OKs gender-neutral bathrooms, joining 150+ college trendIn addition to the gender-neutral bathroom, Yale will聽allow transgender graduates to use on the diploma their preferred name rather than the name on their birth certificate.
VA school discipline is 'widespread, discriminatory,' study saysVirginia disproportionately suspends African-American boys and those with disabilities for issues that are often minor, frequently entangling children in the law enforcement system. 聽
Harvard Ed School launches major early childhood education initiativeThe school's biggest single donation to date, funded by the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation, will foster research to advance accessible, high-quality pre-K education.
First LookBathroom controversy: Mississippi latest state to buck federal guidanceMississippi's secretary of Education on Wednesday advised state education officials to disregard guidance from the Obama administration compelling schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms associated with their gender identity.
Girls outscore boys on a technology test, but troubling racial gap remainsOnly 25 percent of lower-income eighth grade students achieved proficiency on a national STEM exam, compared to 59 percent of more affluent peers.
How might overtime change affect middle class? Look at colleges.The Obama administration's new overtime rule is intended to help the middle class. That could play out in a big way in higher education, for example, where researchers work long hours for $43,000.聽
First LookDesegregation in 2016? Judge orders Mississippi town to unify school systemA federal judge has ordered a Mississippi school district to combine two high schools and two middle schools in an effort to desegregate schools in Cleveland, Miss.
White House bets on college course grants for low-income high-schoolersThe Education Department will invest about $20 million to help low-income high-schoolers apply for federal grants to take college classes, helping them access challenging coursework.聽
Catholic campuses give culture wars a different twistAs a national debate over religious liberty enflames passions, many Catholic colleges are challenging students to respect those who have different views on issues from abortion to same-sex marriage.聽
How can teachers best support kids during test season?Teachers' attention to "growth mindset" and other motivational strategies can highlight the anxiety they and their students experience each spring as testing season steps into high gear.聽
New Pell grants to pay for college classes in high schoolThe Obama administration will spend about $20 million in the 2016-17 school year to help about 10,000 students.
Cover StoryTwo colleges where diversity worksHow two schools foster聽inclusiveness in an era when students want more than just a multiracial campus.聽聽
Do blue-state parents back Obama on transgender children and bathrooms?The Obama administration said Friday that all transgender students in public schools must be allowed to use bathrooms that match their gender identity 鈥� expanding the issue beyond Southern states.
First LookTexas high court upholds 'Robin Hood' school funding schemeThe state's system of distributing local property taxes is 'undeniably imperfect' but constitutional, the Texas Supreme Court said Friday, striking down a ruling that sided with hundreds of school districts.
First LookFeds warn schools that transgender bathroom restrictions could cost themA directive from Obama administration obliges public schools to allow transgender students to use the facilities that match their chosen gender identity.
Campus concealed carry: University of Texas hears faculty concernsThe University of Texas System's regents debated at its meeting Thursday if faculty can ban handguns from their offices.聽
First LookWe need to change the way we talk about bullying, experts sayA new report suggests that bullying should be treated as a 'serious public health problem.'
New Orleans seeks post-Katrina 'healing' with new school planThe Louisiana legislature passed a law this week returning New Orleans schools to local control for the first time since hurricane Katrina. But critics charge that the handover is in name only.
