Fresno’s Tiniest Citizens
An elementary school of and for the urban community
K-12
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Reinventing High School
How Fresno prepares the kids in the middle
A Rural High School with a 21st Century Outlook
A California school prepares its students for success.
America’s Tiniest Innovators: Report from Pittsburgh
Teaching technology and life lessons in an urban elementary school
A Creative Way to Educate Low-Income Students
In Columbus, Ohio, an innovative school has patched together state funds, work study, and grants to give at-risk kids a high-quality education.
Build Your Own 3D Printer
High-school science projects from Mississippi
Students From Mississippi Write About Their State
"MSMS is often referred to as the most diverse square mile in the state of Mississippi, alluding to academic interests, ethnicities, belief systems, aspirations, and much more," a high school senior writes. "It's true."
A Mississippi School Striving for Excellence
“I am so happy to be here. I have so many opportunities. I am so fortunate.”
Emancipation Day Commemoration in Eastern Mississippi
"It's not a black thing. It's not a white thing. It's an American thing."
A High School That Teaches Students to Fly, and Other Innovations in ‘Career Technical’ Education
"A lot of problem-solving skills grow out of the experience of doing things rather than thinking about things."
High School in Southern Georgia: What ‘Career Technical’ Education Looks Like
Earlier this month my wife and I spent about a week, in two visits, in the little town of St. Marys, Georgia, on the southernmost coast of Georgia just north of Florida and…
What My School Means to Me: Essays from 3 High Schoolers
How students at an unusual school think—and write—about their experience.
Why We Never Get Over High School
Across the nation, people have different questions they ask when meeting someone new. There are hidden meanings in all of them—including a popular one about schooling.
Dreaming Big in South Carolina: A Public Boarding School for the Arts
“One half dream; one half plan.” That’s how one student described his life at the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, South Carolina. Dreaming big at the…
America’s Tiniest Engineers: Report From Greenville, South Carolina
It was the monthly “engineering week” when I visited the A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering in Greenville, South Carolina, in January. Volunteers from one of the several local big-name companies in…
A School With a Sense of Place
We arrived at The Grove School in Redlands, California, just before their winter break, at about noon and right in time for lunch. The Grove School is a public charter…