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AGILE is a World Bank assisted initiative of the Federal Government aimed at improving secondary education opportunities for adolescent girls aged between 10 – 20. The AGILE Project is currently implemented in seven Nigerian states: Borno, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, and Plateau; with an additional 11 states recently joining the project.

This past summer’s uproar over “Try That in a Small Town,” a song by country music star Jason Aldean, is over—but with the school year underway, the controversy over the song remains an instructive example of the repercussions of America’s dangerously fractured education system.

The PBS investigative strand ‘Frontline’ announced a pilot season of short docs crafted for young adults. Premiering on Sunday (October 15).

Students explore this immersive Times feature, engage in cross-generational conversations about the issues raised, and experiment with expert advice on healthy phone and social media habits.

The analysis of federal data—conducted by the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University and Attendance Works—provides a new perspective on how unprecedented pandemic-era surges in absences have affected all students, even those with strong attendance.

Contemporary writers still offer adventure, fantasy and mystery, but today’s middle-grade readers also pick up graphic literature, plots with sci-fi or horror, and medieval tales of nonbinary heroes.

We train secondary teachers to be science or history or English teachers, and they have a deep knowledge of their content, but we don’t really teach them how to teach reading. There’s an increasing need for secondary teachers to be able to support adolescent readers. My long-term goal is to create a framework for reading classes that will help teachers help their students develop the skills and confidence they need to become readers.

The former Spice Girl is the author of Rosie Frost & The Falcon Queen, an adventure novel that reimagines the legacy of Anne Boleyn.

Schools are scrambling to rebound from the recent plunge in test scores — but they’re scrambling in the wrong direction. Educators have fixated on phonics to treat covid-19 learning loss. In doing so, they are shortchanging something of equal importance: the role knowledge plays in helping children become good readers.

On this list, there are stories of teens who feel misunderstood, teens standing up for themselves, and teens who are figuring out their place in the world. Whether the book is set in a modern-day small town, Regency-era London, or the fantasy world of the fae, these books all involve teenagers discovering who they are and what’s important to them.

New research from Gallup and Amazon found mentorship positively impacted young adults in their career outcomes, but professionals from low-income backgrounds were less likely to have those figures in their lives. The report offers three recommendations for potential role models.

All around the U.S. this fall, students and educators have been struggling with extreme heat. Schools have responded on many levels, from taking “indoor recess” to changing hours to even sending kids home. And for marching bands, this new climate is no longer just a question of comfort.

Researchers at Duke University have developed an AI-driven app that can accurately detect a range of behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

In higher grades, multilingual students need to develop a grasp of academic English. Here’s how to help them acquire the skills they need.

Fostering a sense of connection and belonging is key to helping Black male students achieve academic success.

Some experts question the effects on students who already missed out on significant learning during the pandemic. For parents, there is also the added complication, and cost, of arranging child care for that extra weekday.

How exactly are young people supposed to feel about their ability to change a complex and changing world? When I speak with young people about how to bring about positive change, the answer is actually pretty simple. Do something. Anything. 

Educator’s View: Not all kids will become engineers or scientists. But collaborating & cultivating an inventive mindset are life skills everyone needs.

In New Hampshire, laws restricting K-12 instruction on ‘divisive concepts’ yet requiring students be taught about the Holocaust are colliding in the classroom.

From restorative grading to paid internships, an equity-centered approach to education creates rich learning opportunities for all students.

Fostering connections between subjects encourages students to think deeply about big problems and questions at the core of their work.

The new president of Dartmouth College, a cognitive scientist, explains what it will take to help the country’s suffering young people.

The topic is front and center in New York City, where a new state law requires class sizes to be reduced and some opponents, including former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, are criticizing it.

California wages legal battle against districts that require parental notification when children change gender identities.

A PEN America report found that the number of books permanently removed from U.S. school libraries and classrooms has quadrupled — to 1,263 books in the last school year from 333 the year before.

The findings make “abundantly clear that teens are struggling to manage their phone use, which is taking a serious toll on their ability to focus and overall mental health,” said James P. Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media.

An English teacher and a school librarian in NYC launched an effort that is helping teens increase their reading stamina.

Reporters at The 74 fanned across America to find some of the nation’s most inventive and personalized high schools. Here’s what we learned.

As high school students navigate more rigorous academic tasks and denser curricular material, the occasional 3-to-5-minute break delivers a wide range of benefits.

Using a key concept from science class in history encourages high school students to analyze data with a willingness to make mistakes.

A new report(opens in a new window) from The Century Foundation examines the common challenges that make it hard to build a pipeline of bilingual educators, as well as potential policy solutions.

A growing number of high schools are offering class credit for climate action.

An Education Trust study of 300 books found many that did include people of color still have stereotypes or negative portrayals.

And it’s only getting worse.

Full of excitement and intrigue, these noteworthy first books will leave readers clamoring for the next installment.

The gun violence and poverty experienced by young people in some urban neighborhoods is well-documented in the media and popular culture. But these issues are as present, if not even more common, in rural areas. How can students break the cycles of abuse and neglect?

As high school students navigate more rigorous academic tasks and denser curricular material, the occasional 3-to-5-minute break delivers a wide range of benefits.

Topics like climate action and clean energy are some of the least likely topics to be found within sustainability school lessons, according to a Smithsonian-Gallup poll.

Kansas City schools rent homes to teachers starting at $400 a month to recruit more amid a national shortage.

How can librarians build a mental health book collection that is engaging, welcoming, and maybe even funny? For me, that was a tall order. The teen self-help titles I purchased for my high school library were hit or miss; sometimes they seemed condescending. What kinds of books would help destigmatize mental health topics?

In their new book, “Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (but Don’t Have To)” Jack Schneider and Ethan L. Hutt write about the influences of grades, test scores, and transcripts on schools and students as they map out ways that assessment currently undermines student learning and offer ways out of the predicament.

In a groundbreaking step for equity, CalTech announced Thursday that it will drop admission requirements for calculus, physics and chemistry courses for students who don’t have access to them and offer alternative paths to prove mastery of the material.

This academic year, education leaders are grappling with how to approach a drug use crisis unlike any they’ve seen before. Schools have the potential to reach millions of kids if they decide to talk to and teach students about the dangers of fentanyl.

Nearly 60 percent of Lahaina students haven’t enrolled in classes after the deadly fire, and families are yearning to rebuild their school network for educational and emotional support.

The president was joined by first lady Jill Biden, a longtime English professor, at Eliot-Hine Middle School.

New law expanding input from non-educators forces good but tough conversations in some districts, but sets up gridlock in others.

With the goal of inspiring students who may not be aware of opportunities in science and engineering, the Active Learning Labs (ALL) at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences hosted two outreach programs for local and international teens in July.

Developed and directed by ALL’s Melissa Hancock, Avery Normandin, and Nicholas LoRusso, the programs were designed to be as accessible to students as possible.

New requirements are good—if we learn from past mistakes.

Graphic novels – offering visual information married with text – provide a means to engage students without losing all of the rigor of textbooks. As two educators in math and physics, we have found graphic novels to be effective at teaching students of all ability levels. We’ve used graphic novels in our own classes, and we’ve also inspired and encouraged other teachers to use them. And we’re not alone: Other teachers are rejuvenating this analog medium with a high level of success.

Middle and high school teachers can boost engagement in social studies with project-based learning units for National History Day (NHD). Despite the name, NHD is much more than a day. It involves an extended project that challenges students to be curious, think critically, and communicate effectively.

New Jersey will require school districts to offer free menstrual products for grades six through 12 under a new law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Wednesday.

Three Gen Z advocates on how the pandemic-era trend continues to grow, pointing to the need for colleges to rethink their outreach strategies.

For decades, a nonprofit group called The Moth has produced workshops, events and a popular radio show where people tell transformative stories from their lives. And in 2012, the group started working with high schools, coaching students to turn their stories into polished orations.

This year the nonprofit has started sharing those student stories in a new spin-off podcast, called Grown(opens in a new window).

Puerto Rico has seen a string of natural disasters in the past few years – hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and landslides. When COVID-19 hit in 2020, things got even worse.

These disasters have taken a heavy toll on student mental health. They’ve disrupted everyday life and seriously impacted schools and learning for kids and teens on the island. Listen in as NPR’s “Consider This” reports on Puerto Rico’s concerning educational landscape.

Over the past three years, American interest in home schooling has soared. In this series, The Washington Post will explore how that rise is transforming the nation’s educational landscape and the lives of hundreds of thousands of children who now learn at home rather than at a traditional school.

Students at innovative high schools offer advice on how educators can make learning more engaging and relatable.

To most adults, middle school behavior is an enigma. We’re often left scratching our heads at why one sideways glance from a peer or 70% on a math test can derail a student’s whole day. Parents and teachers might be tempted to conclude they’re being overdramatic.

Fagell offers insight into why middle school students seem so quick to fall apart and how parents and educators can equip them with the skills to face their challenges. (Spoiler alert: It doesn’t involve telling them to “get over it.”) 

The beloved writer of ‘Because of Winn-Dixie’ and ‘The Tale of Despereaux’ will release her new book in spring of 2024.

Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Jordannah Elizabeth. Her book for middle school readers, “A Child’s Introduction to Hip-Hop: The Beats, Rhymes and Roots of a Musical Revolution,” takes readers on a journey through 50 years of music history. The book has illustrations by Markia Jenai.

Earlier this week, author John Green posted his thoughts on Hamilton East Public Library’s reshelving policy that resulted in “The Fault in Our Stars” being moved to the adult collection. But he wasn’t done.