Category: Curriculum
Educators ‘climatize’ their classes to prepare students for work and life on a warming planet
About four years ago, Holly Bailey-Hofmann’s English 101 class at West Los Angeles College got a complete makeover. She’d signed […]
March 1, 2026
Conservative-leaning civic centers now teach courses at public colleges
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One glossy insert stuck out from the orientation packet handed to hundreds of Ohio State University freshmen […]
February 24, 2026
With reading scores slipping, Massachusetts is changing course. Some teachers aren’t happy
WAKEFIELD, Mass. — One winter morning at the Woodville School in this town about 15 miles north of Boston, teacher […]
February 24, 2026
OPINION: There is no clear strategy to prepare U.S. high schoolers for life after graduation, and that must change
U.S. high schools and districts need to treat college and career readiness as a core, systemic responsibility — not an […]
February 23, 2026
Alabama made a big investment in elementary math, but underresourced schools still have a long way to go
GREENVILLE, Ala. — Toward the end of a math lesson on a sunny Friday in October, fourth-grade teacher D’Atra Howard […]
February 20, 2026
Inside the fight to save Texas’ Native American studies course
Savion Horn watched as “before” and “after” images appeared on a screen at the front of his classroom: black-and-white photos […]
February 20, 2026
The greening of career education: Students learn new skills they’ll need as climate change advances
GREENVILLE, S.C. — On one end of the classroom, high school juniors examined little green sprouts — future baby carrots, […]
February 15, 2026
Inside one state’s approach to fighting antisemitism in schools
The town of Concord, famed for its Revolutionary War history, has highly rated public schools, standing out even in the […]
February 14, 2026
This state tried to overhaul math instruction. It didn’t go as planned
LEHI, Utah — It was the last class before Thanksgiving break, and high school math teacher Sarah Gale was dishing […]
February 12, 2026
OPINION: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance should last well beyond halftime and extend to classrooms
During Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, my family, a mix of Filipinos and Cubans, was a hot and beautiful mess. […]
February 10, 2026
OPINION: Community colleges are uniquely positioned to train the nation’s AI workforce
Every industrial revolution begins by creating a new middle class. The steam engine, for example, didn’t just replace blacksmiths; it […]
February 9, 2026
OPINION: The debate over AI in education is stuck. Let’s move it forward in responsible ways that truly serve students
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how we work, communicate and create. In education, however, the conversation is stuck. Sensational headlines […]
January 29, 2026
Seize the opportunity to select more effective math curriculum for California students
I am a daughter of Mexican immigrants, born in the United States. Spanish is my first language. When I entered […]
April 1, 2025