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Creating school communities where all students feel a true sense of belonging is no small feat. It’s a complex concept affected by so many different dynamics—from how students get along with their peers to whether they feel represented in the school curriculum, according to researchers and education policy leaders who discussed the concept during a webinar on July 24.

Breaking one complex sentence down into small parts enhances students’ awareness of vocabulary, syntax, and sentence structure.

America has a physics problem. Research shows that access to physics education varies based on race, gender, sexuality and disability. Physics courses are usually standard offerings in suburban high schools, but at urban and rural schools that isn’t the case. Even in places where physics is taught, the lessons rarely highlight how physics can be applied to students’ everyday lives.

Students as young as 16 are heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics while balancing academic responsibilities just like their peers.

Students can now opt between several versions of the test: the ACT core exam (which includes reading, math and English), the ACT plus writing, the ACT plus science or the ACT plus science and writing.

Neal Shusterman received the 2024 Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors an author “for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.” The annual award is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association and sponsored by School Library Journal. Here is his acceptance address, delivered June 30 at the ALA Annual conference held in San Diego.

Changes by the tests’ maker have resulted in higher scores on the prestigious exams.

Many students don’t come to school because they lack clean clothes, said principal Jose Hernandez. In May, the school was one 20 that received a new washing machine and dryer from the Rams NFL football team and the Think Watts Foundation; along with $2 million in clothing to schools serving low income students. Earlier this year, LAUSD also announced a mobile laundry service for homeless students as part of the district’s attempt to combat chronic absenteeism. 

When I tell people I work at a Career Technical Education (CTE) school, also known as a vocational school, they often assume I’m working with students who have struggled academically or behaviorally, but that’s not the case at our school. In fact, it’s a pretty dated misconception of CTE programs.

The Advanced Placement program is undergoing a radical transformation. Over the last three years, the College Board has “recalibrated” seven of its most popular AP Exams so that approximately 500,000 more AP Exams will earn a 3+ score this year than they would have without recalibration. If this process continues in other exams in the coming years (as I expect it will), approximately 1,000,000 more AP Exams every year will earn a 3+ score. The end result will be a win for AP students everywhere: Millions of high school students will save millions of dollars in college credits in the coming years.

Sidelined from sports because of injuries, the teens in these YA novels find new outlets, from gaming to comedy to cooking.

Delegates at the NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly explore artist-designed Little Free Library boxes featuring music icons.

After ranking 44th in the nation for inclusionary practices—defined by how many students with disabilities are learning alongside their general education peers—Washington state began working to change that trajectory. Here’s how it’s working to improve the experience of special education students in K-12, and the research behind its efforts.

Vanessa Vakharia explains how new ideas have the potential to power real progress for students and a new mindset around math overall.

Studies show that in more places in the United States, there are now more days hotter than 80 degrees during the school year than there were in 1970. Schools that can’t afford air conditioning are struggling with overheated classrooms, which researchers say pose both academic and health risks. John Yang speaks with Washington Post reporter Anna Phillips, who covers climate change, for more.

The measure will pilot a new approach to keeping kids in class at five high schools this upcoming academic year.

A list of many of the best Middle Grade novels produced so far in 2024. 

My students benefited more from shared readings of classic novels, academic essays, memorized poetry and explicit grammar instruction than from the ‘workshop model’.

During a delightful spotlight panel at the 2023 Comic-Con International: San Diego, beloved cartoonist Raina Telgemeier shared four comics which influenced her as a child. And they definitely fit the bill of works you also might want to check out for yourself.

While advanced academic opportunities and career counseling increase graduation rates and facilitate career development, offering vocational mentorship as well will be a more effective way to encourage students to seek employment and will give them a more concrete idea of what awaits them after college.

Survey reveals majority of U.S. adults believe STEM education is at or below average. Pew test score analysis shows more hope for science than math.

Author of a new book on teen development argues that banning phones in schools may backfire.

Philadelphia’s public high schools face a trade-off between emphasizing academic and technical skills.

Three ways student agency can deepen learning and increase equity.

Teaching reading using interactive notebooks can increase students’ intrinsic motivation to read.

A national framework for teaching data skills gains momentum.

What’s driving a rise in special education: pandemic disruptions, a shrinking stigma.

The practice of censoring books has been around for centuries. But what does it actually mean to ban a book today?

DeLaSalle High School says its strict cellphone ban worked, but it’s thinking about relaxing the policy in response to student feedback.

The Millions‘ seasonal preview lists have been a staple of the bookish internet since well before BuzzFeed popularized the idea of the listicle, and they continue to deliver. The summer 2024 preview has landed, boasting more than 80 titles coming out July through September (which is apparently now a summer month?).

A recent study from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) assesses how well Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program (SRCL) implementation has been aligned with program goals and whether student learning in grant-winning states has improved as a result.

Research finds low-cost, online program yields significant results.

Giving students the leeway to identify solutions to class problems can build their sense of autonomy and strengthen the community.

Parents who express empathy toward their teenagers may give teens a head start in developing the skill themselves. In addition, adolescents who show empathy and support toward their friends are more likely to become supportive parents, which may foster empathy in their own offspring.

Thomas A. Edison High School is providing students with the skills to succeed in both college and career in an unusually creative way.

With no reporting background, I agreed to teach a high school journalism class. Here’s what I learned.

If we want mathematics achievement to improve, we need instruction to begin focusing on concepts instead of procedures.

Experts and educators are worried about students who miss big chunks of the school year, but a new NPR/Ipsos poll shows parents aren’t quite sure what it is.

From graphic novels centering underrepresented perspectives to charming rom-coms and nonfiction about climate change, these summer reading selections will inspire young adults to make positive change in their communities—and themselves.

The Washington Post is tracking state laws, rules and policies that regulate instruction about topics ranging from the role of slavery in American history to the lives of nonbinary people.

When homework is meaningful and contributes to their learning, students are more likely to complete it.

The U.S. is about the only country that tries to assess reading comprehension without taking students’ background knowledge into account.

From local history to “un-essays,” educators can use a variety of approaches to help students examine the past from unique perspectives.

Eighty percent of 2019 high school graduates earned CTE credit, new federal data show.

Thousands of young adults are not working or going to college. How high schools like NYC’s MESA Charter can bolster support well after graduation.

Listeners share songs that take them back to the final days of high school, and the lessons they impart.

They are politicians and artists and athletes. They are young people, and people with a few years of life under their belts. And their stories can inform and encourage young readers in June and throughout the year. These books can change lives—and even save them.

The rapid expansion of state voucher programs follows court decisions that have eroded the separation between church and state.

The laborious process of tracing out our thoughts, letter by letter, on the page is becoming a relic of the past in our screen-dominated world, but giving up this slower, more tactile way of expressing ourselves may come at a significant cost, according to a growing body of research that’s uncovering the surprising cognitive benefits of taking pen to paper, or even stylus to iPad — for both children and adults.

Research, guidance, and reflections on how educators are spending the summer

From graphic novels centering underrepresented perspectives to charming rom-coms and nonfiction about climate change, these summer reading selections will inspire young adults to make positive change in their communities—and themselves.

Richard Remp, a Marine veteran who served in the Vietnam War, received a high school diploma from a Pennsylvania superintendent days before his death.

Teachers can design lessons around these five components to deepen student understanding of and engagement with reading material.

Mitchell Rutherford faced a crisis of confidence as smartphones took over his Arizona classroom and students lost the motivation to learn.