Turnaround or takeover: Austin ISD’s high-stakes year at three middle schools

One semester in, three North Austin middle schools give insights into lessons for other campuses planning turnarounds.

Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...
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This Indiana student turned a high school project into opportunity — and a startup

Raina Maiga is a freshman at Cornell University. She’s also a co-founder of Compleyes.ai, a startup that leverages AI to help businesses with environmental compliance, and executive director of ...
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Lexington voters approve $660M high school project

A newly approved plan will bring one of the most expensive school projects in the state to Lexington.The $659 million project was approved by voters on Tuesday, 5,283 to 3,276. Plans include the ...
The Boston Globe

Lexington voters approve $660 million high school construction project

Lexington voters on Monday approved replacing their 70-year-old high school campus with a new building for $660 million, which will become one of the most expensive public school projects in ...
The Boston Globe

Real-world skills could become a requirement for high school graduation in Massachusetts

In Jean LaBelle-Pierce’s “senior project” class at Maynard High School on a recent day, one student was researching the UN’s response to war crimes in Syria; another, the ethics of breeding animals; a ...
New York Post

The shocking rise of Gen Z college freshmen who can’t even do basic math — as grade inflation means graduation rates are rising

The number of Gen Z college freshmen who are entering universities without high school math skills is skyrocketing — as SAT scores are plummeting, a stunning new report has found. Even more shocking: ...
Frontiers

Exploring mathematics teachers’ insights and practices of project-based learning in primary schools of Nyamasheke district, Rwanda

1 African Center of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science (ACEITLMS), Rwamagana, Rwanda 2 University of Rwanda-College of Education (UR-CE), Kayonza, Rwanda ...
Wall Street Journal

The College Students Who Can’t Do Elementary Math

Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers. But many students at the University of California, San Diego—a top public university ranked sixth ...
World Bank

India: World Bank Approves Two Projects to Improve Learning Outcomes and Increase Farmers’ Incomes Using Digital Solutions

Washington, Nov. 25, 2025—The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved two projects in India that will benefit more than 6 million people by using innovative digital solutions to improve ...
Orange County Register

What good is a high school diploma if the kids can’t read or do math?

Call it graduation inflation. The latest California School Dashboard, compiled by the state Board of Education, showed the graduation rate for all students rose to 87.8% in 2025, up 1 percentage point ...
Edutopia

Making Project-Based Learning More Impactful by Emphasizing Depth Over Speed

In education, there’s sometimes a misperception that innovation must be linked to major changes in classroom instruction. I’ve witnessed schools restructuring their classes to be entirely ...