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Future of High School

College, Career, Learning Recovery: How America’s high schools are evolving for the next generation of teenagers.
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Reflections From a Formerly Disengaged Teen

Student鈥檚 view: I used to sit in the back of class, trying my best to avoid eye contact with my teacher, but now I sit in the front row every day.

Hannah Askew
Author: Hannah Askew
Internships
Internships
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‘This Isn’t School’: Teaching Work Etiquette to Summer Interns

Kansas City teens learn 'soft skills' 鈥� communication, punctuality, teamwork 鈥� along with how to do jobs as ProX summer interns.

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Innovative High Schools
Innovative High Schools
Future of High School

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
Future of High School
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Future of High School

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
Innovative high schools
Innovative high schools
Future of High School

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

Career Technical Education

Career Technical Education
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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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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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Hip Hop Is Saving Teen Lives in Minnesota

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

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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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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

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

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

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Gen Z

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

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

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family-school partnerships

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

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

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Robotics-Themed NYC High School Fills Roster in Inaugural Year

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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

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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’

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Kelby Hicks
College Admissions

Rethinking College Admissions and Applications with an Eye on AI

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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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Inside Rhode Island鈥檚 Historic New Equity-Based Graduation Standards

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Rethinking High School: Upending Traditional Subject Structure in Indiana

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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

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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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