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College, Career, Learning Recovery: How America’s high schools are evolving for the next generation of teenagers.
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To Bullied and Bored Teens, North Star Offers 鈥楿nschooling鈥� 鈥� and a Cup of Ramen

'We tend not to get your football player, cheerleader, sports team kids,' says the school鈥檚 founder. 'But we get all the kids they pick on.'

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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At Project-Based Tech Valley High School, Small Is Big

Uniquely funded school serves 30 districts, and balances high expectations with close relationships.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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To Tackle Chronic Absenteeism, This DC High School Lets Students Lead

With support from school leaders and XQ鈥檚 Design Principles, a student 鈥減ep squad鈥� boosted attendance by strengthening students鈥� sense of belonging.

Edward Montalvo
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Q&A: Los Angeles High School Counselor On What Students Want After Graduation

With CTE rising and colleges adjusting, a veteran L.A. college and career counselor weighs in on the latest trends and why they鈥檙e happening.

Jacob Matthews
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Coalition Hopes to 鈥楢ccelerate鈥� Career Training, Apprenticeships

Five states, teachers union and apprentice program want better career options for students lost 鈥榓t sea鈥� in the old 鈥榗ollege for all鈥� world.

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell

Career Technical Education

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Shut Out: High School Students Learn About Careers 鈥� But Can鈥檛 Try One That Pays

Schools offer more career days and job shadowing than paid apprenticeships, internships: 鈥淚t鈥檚 not a bad thing. It鈥檚 just not enough.鈥�

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell

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‘This Isn’t School’: Teaching Work Etiquette to Summer Interns

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We Are High Achievers, But We Were Almost a Statistic

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Many States Picked Diploma Pathways Over HS Exit Exams. Did Students Benefit?

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Amid Chaos, There鈥檚 Still Plenty of Good News on the Path to Higher Education

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Career Pathways Programs Have Huge Bipartisan Support. D.C. Should Get on Board

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Career and Technical Education

鈥業鈥檓 Capable of Doing 鈥� This鈥�: L.A. Students Career and Tech Success

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Early College Offers Students More Than Just Higher Ed Credits

August Blake
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Future of Work

From Apprenticeships to Microcredentials, Why Alternatives to College Are Gaining Popularity

Kerry McDonald
caregivers

Program Looks to Support High-Schoolers Responsible for Caregiving at Home

Allen Siegler, Healthbeat
South Carolina

5 Years After Reopening, South Carolina Agriculture School is Beyond Capacity

Skylar Laird
st. louis

In St. Louis, Empowering Missouri Students to Learn the System 鈥� And Then Beat It

Lauren Camera
Nebraska

Students, Educators Tout Benefits of Funding Dual Enrollment Classes in High School

Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner
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Concurrent vs Dual Enrollment: A Better Way to Give HS Students College Classes

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webinar

The Future of AI: How HBCUs are Leading Innovation in Education

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STEM education

NYU Provides College-Level STEM Research Courses to Middle, High School Students

Lauren Wagner
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High School Exit Exams Dwindle to About Half a Dozen States

Elaine S. Povich, Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts
Texas

Texas School Gives Adults Second Try at High School Diploma

Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune
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Career Pathway Initiatives: A Bipartisan Solution for Rural Education?

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Community College Classes for High School Students Explode in Idaho, Indiana

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Indiana Banking Apprenticeships and Academy to Break the Mold for U.S. Training

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Research Points to COVID鈥檚 鈥楲ong Tail鈥� on School Graduation Rates

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When Educators Team Up With Tech Makers, AI Doesn鈥檛 Have to be Scary for Schools

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Philadelphia鈥檚 Building 21 Pushes Students to Tackle 鈥楿nfinished Learning鈥�

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Indiana Looks to Swiss Experts to Create Thousands of聽 Student Apprenticeships

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Students Speak Out: How to Make High Schools Places Where They Want to Learn

Beth Fertig, XQ INstitute
skills for the future

Reinventing Report Cards: Reading, Writing, Collaboration and Other Work Skills

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There鈥檚 Already a Solution to the STEM Crisis: It鈥檚 in High Schools

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NYC High School Reimagines Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century

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New York City鈥檚 First Hybrid School Gives Students Flexible, Real-World Learning

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What the End of 鈥楥ollege for All鈥� Means for the Future of America鈥檚 High Schools

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Indianapolis High School Carves Time Away from Class for Internships for All

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America鈥檚 High Schools Feeling Less Confident About Preparing Teens for Future

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New Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for More Trade Classes in L.A. High Schools

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Researchers Study Six New England High Schools to Find Path for Student Success

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Indiana鈥檚 New Career Scholarships Create Training Choice, Cut Student Costs

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Tennessee High Schoolers Solved a Nearly 40-Year-Old Serial Murder Mystery

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7 Artificial Intelligence Trends That Could Reshape Education in 2024

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30% of Our Alumni Experienced Housing Instability 鈥� How They Succeeded Here

Naomi Lara & Erin Whalen
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I Changed My Shoes, and It Revolutionized How I Was Able to Rethink High School

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apprenticeships

Why Wait to Graduate? Georgia Apprentices Start Training as Sophomores

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How D.C. Successfully Modernized a School By Embracing Its Legacy

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Reinventing High School: 8 Common Trends at America鈥檚 Most Innovative Campuses

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Credit Hours Are a Relic of the Past. How States Must Disrupt High School 鈥� Now

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Alaska Natives Are Claiming Their Seat at the Table

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Around the World, Teens Raise Fish for School Lunch, Turn Cooking Oil to Fuel

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Back to School: 6 Tips From Students on How to Make High School Relevant

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Hip Hop Is Saving Teen Lives in Minnesota

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Internships Rule at The Met, Where High School is a Matter of 鈥楾rial and Error鈥�

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A High School for Dropouts: Goodwill Offers Adults a Second Chance at a Diploma

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Phoenix Teens Build Their Own High School Program From 500 Class, Career Options

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California Wine Region 鈥楪rowing Futures鈥� By Turning Vineyards Into Classrooms

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With 1,000 Applicants for 140 Seats, NYC鈥檚 Harbor School Set for Major Expansion

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To Combat Nursing Shortage, Rhode Island Charter Turns to High School Students

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鈥楳eaningful, Big Things鈥� at One Stone, the Student-Led High School of Invention

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High School 2.0: These Teens Build Drones, Research Cancer & Try Out Careers

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From Textiles to Tech: How Rural South Carolina Trains Students for New Industry

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How One NYC School Rebounded From the Pandemic By Re-engaging Students & Staff

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st. louis

Pilot Program Gets St. Louis Students Thinking About Careers 鈥� in 9th Grade

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George Clooney Champions a Los Angeles HS Connecting Classes to Hollywood Jobs

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Michigan Teens, Schooled in an Old Museum Without Classrooms, Eclipse Status Quo

Edward Montalvo
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Iowa Teens Spend Less Time in Classrooms, and Succeed More 鈥� Here鈥檚 How

Andrew Bauld
Career and Technical Education

New Nonprofit Teaches Philly Students CTE Skills 鈥� and Pays Them for Their Work

Lauren Wagner
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Gen Z

$2.5M Gen Z Program Aims to Expand Career Options for High School Students

Meghan Mangrum
Analysis

The Promise of Personalized Learning Never Delivered. Today’s AI Is Different

John Bailey
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family-school partnerships

Florida High School鈥檚 ‘Parent University’ Helps Navigate Learning Recovery

Joshua Bay
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Taking the Lead: What Happens When Students Help Run Their High Schools

Beth Fertig, XQ INstitute
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Robotics-Themed NYC High School Fills Roster in Inaugural Year

Jo Napolitano
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Transforming How High School Is Taught Is Tough, But Possible: How I Did It

Nikki Wallace
competency-based-learning

Mastery Learning Backers Launch New HS Transcript to Help Grads Apply to College

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Fixing a System that Set Up Youth to Fail: Rhode Island Overhauls High School

Asher Lehrer-Small
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How Educators Transformed Their Tennessee School by Listening to Students

Beth Fertig, XQ INstitute
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Indianapolis High Schools Using 鈥楤adges鈥� to Help Students Land Jobs

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Direct Democracy

Students Got $10K to Upgrade Their HS. It Drove a Citywide 鈥榃ave of Democracy’

Asher Lehrer-Small
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National School Choice Week

How One HS Offers Alumni Career Coaches 鈥� and Teaches Grads to Embrace Ambition

Kelby Hicks
College Admissions

Rethinking College Admissions and Applications with an Eye on AI

Mike Dunn & Chris Horne
Artificial Intelligence

The Essay鈥檚 Future: We Talk to 4 Teachers, 2 Experts and 1 AI Chatbot

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Maryland to Scale Youth Apprenticeship Opportunities with $12M Investment

Asher Lehrer-Small
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high school

Inside Rhode Island鈥檚 Historic New Equity-Based Graduation Standards

Ang茅lica Infante-Green
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innovation

Rethinking High School: Upending Traditional Subject Structure in Indiana

Beth Fertig, XQ INstitute
Cleveland

Path to Middle Class Jobs: New Manufacturing Center Combines Classroom, Museum

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New York City’s Apprenticeship Boom for High School Students

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
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Fueled by Pandemic, Homeschool 鈥楬ybrids鈥� Gain Traction With Middle-Class Parents

Greg Toppo
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Los Angeles Skilled Trades Program Mixes Summer Jobs and Training All in One

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Indianapolis Students Get Leg Up On Careers With European-Style Apprenticeship

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Challenging 5 Big Assumptions About Education: How 232 Schools Are Innovating

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