To improve our schools, we must learn from principals who have proven track records of making a difference in student achievement and enriching the lives of students and families. Many of these ...

In the never-ending quest to improve our country’s education system, we often turn to policymakers, researchers and district administrators for solutions. While their contributions are undoubtedly ...

Small religious schools in rural states are shutting down at an accelerating rate, a fate these two are attempting to avoid. “Lord, hear our prayer,” responded the congregation of students in St.

The administration has revoked executive orders encouraging the hiring of tradeswomen and signaled it will not prioritize ...

But making child care affordable and accessible is still one of the most critical ways to help student-parents finish their ...

Students who use Pell Grants would need to take more credits per semester, which could force them to work more or take on ...

AmeriCorps volunteers Andrea Magnolo (L) and Martez Riley rake debris from the remains of a home, on June 18, 2011, in Joplin, Missouri. Credit: Julie Denesha/Getty Images The Hechinger Report is a ...

The single fastest-growing group of students in college? It may come as a surprise: They’re still in high school. This story also appeared in GBH News So-called “dual enrollment” — also known as ...

Jaci Grado grew up in a small town in Nebraska and wants to return to teach there. Credit: Anna Reed for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that reports on one ...

Megan Newsome was 27 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer of the blood. After her son was born four weeks early, Newsome underwent intensive ...