High School
Education news, analysis, and opinion about schools typically serving 9th to 12th grades and the students who attend them
Student Well-Being
Video
The First Rule of SEL for Older Students? Don’t Be Boring
Middle and high schoolers are a much tougher audience for social-emotional-learning lessons.
College & Workforce Readiness
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This High School Program Is Preparing Students to Be Detention Officers
For high school students interested in fields in criminal justice, this district’s program gives them the opportunity to graduate with a job in the field.
Artificial Intelligence
From Our Research Center
Can AI and Math Work Together? Here's What Teachers Say
Generate practice problems, plan lessons, and help struggling learners were among many recommendations.
Reading & Literacy
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How Schools Can Help Older Students Struggling With Reading
With a growing number of struggling readers in the older grades, schools need school-wide strategies and individual interventions.
Reading & Literacy
4 Ways Teachers Identify and Support Struggling Older Readers
For most students, instruction in how to read ends sometime in elementary school. But some kids still struggle well beyond that point.
College & Workforce Readiness
Not Your Parents' CTE: How Career and Technical Education Is Evolving
School districts are redefining CTE to expose students to a broad range of potential careers.
Teaching Profession
Team-Teaching Builds Supports in a 'Very Lonely Profession'
Collaborative teaching gains traction amid staff shortages and rising student need.
Equity & Diversity
Q&A
How One School Leader Uses Music and More to Celebrate Black History
As Black History Month ends, a school leader in Norwalk, Conn., reflects on her varied approach to celebrating the month—and the significance of studying and learning from Black history.
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The Edge is a research-based social-emotional learning and life skills curriculum for middle and high school students.
Assessment
Trump Admin. Abruptly Cancels National Exam for High Schoolers
The cancellation raised concerns that federal spending cuts will affect long-term data used to measure educational progress.
Student Well-Being
Video
Teachers, Try This: Use Dance to Boost Engagement and Learning
From physics to math, this dance teacher shows how incorporating movement can increase student engagement and understanding.
Student Well-Being
Video
Teachers, Try This: Activities to Build Classroom Culture and Connection
This theatre teacher incorporates movement into his lessons to enhance student connection. Here's how other teachers can do the same.
College & Workforce Readiness
Leader To Learn From
This Leader Said All Kids Will Do College-Level Work. What It Took to Get There
Jennifer Norrell led an effort to more than double the percentage of high schoolers taking AP in her district.
College & Workforce Readiness
Leader To Learn From
This Leader Made the Tagline 'Discover Your Future' Real for Students. Here's How
Lazaro Lopez was the architect of an early national career-pathway model that is still reaping dividends for students.
