At IDEA McAllen College Prep, a charter school near the Mexican border, 77 percent of students come from low-income families and nearly...

High school rigor is often a facade, writes Natalie Wexler on Forbes. It’s a “Potemkin village.” High school graduates in the class of...

Students can do everything asked of them in school, yet fail to meet grade-level standards, charges TNTP’s new Opportunity Myth report....

Most students “meet the demands of their assignments” more than two-thirds of the time, yet demonstrate mastery of grade-level standards...

Eight D.C.-area private schools are dropping Advanced Placement classes in favor of home-grown classes that will “allow for authentic...

In The Wizard of Oz goes to college, Checker Finn peeks behind the curtain to find that the magical, transformative power of “college for...

College students who took at least one college course in high school were more likely to earn a four-year degree than similar students...

Expanding access to AP classes is supposed to help disadvantaged students prepare for college, but pass rates are very low. Is expanding...

BASIS charters “captured four of the top five spots on U.S. News‘ annual ranking of America’s best high schools,” writes Kate Stringer on...

Teens Take Charge publicizes students’ views on school segregation in New York City. Photo: Brett Rawson When Yacine Fall went from a...

Dual enrollment is worth doing — but do it right, argues Rob Jenkins, who’s been a dual enrollment student, parent and college dean....

Two-thirds of foreign-exchange students say U.S. high schools are “much easier” than schools in their home countries, writes Tom Loveless...