Like a Sponge podcast: School culture makeover
What happens when a high school realizes that their strict behavior rules are doing more harm than good? One Massachusetts charter school revamped their school culture one relationship at a time.
How culturally responsive teaching prepares students for true success
Many schools have discovered that valuing traditionally underserved students' cultural and individual identities contributes to their long-term success.
Like a Sponge podcast: Sampling the future
How can high schoolers sample the future? This public Georgia high school has perfected a pathway program that leads to college, careers, and even stardom.
Is blended learning the future of school?
Now on the rise, this blend of online and in-person instruction may become the rule, not the exception, in classrooms.
7 ways schools can help teens suffering with mental health issues
Record-high numbers of U.S. high schoolers struggle with depression, anxiety, and suicide. Here鈥檚 how schools can help.
College counseling in high school
8 ways innovative high schools are helping all their students get to college.
How trauma-informed teaching helps kids succeed in school
Studies show that dealing with trauma makes it difficult for students to learn. In response, some schools are adopting a more supportive approach to teaching.
How remote school underscored the importance of later school start times
The link between teen sleep and the morning bell has been known for some time, but has recently become far more visible.
How high school pathway programs help students get on the right track
These college- and career-focused pathway programs are inspiring students and debunking outdated stereotypes about vocational education.
How schools can help overloaded teens
Does your child's school prioritize your child's mental health and well-being? Learn about key changes schools can make to their schedules, rules, and policies to increase teen sleep and reduce teen stress.
Understanding the power of project-based learning
Project-based learning may be the cure for a few of the problems plaguing modern American high schools.
The value of senior capstone projects
These individualized projects can keep seniors engaged in high school while they work on a future-focused area of interest.
What is equitable grading?
How some educators are changing how they grade and helping learning in the process.
Making high school reading more inclusive
For years, high school English classes have drawn from the same books to give students a rigorous education. Now many educators say that logic is flawed at best and that reading lists can and should be more inclusive.
How dual enrollment can fuel college success
Offering teens access to college classes in high school isn鈥檛 just about college credit, it鈥檚 about college success.
Giving students voice and choice
Why great high schools are designed to put students in charge of their learning.
Corporal punishment in schools
Corporal punishment in public schools is more common than you might guess. But experts agree this punitive tactic doesn't work and has lasting, harmful consequences.
Does your child's high school offer internships?
At some high schools, students are paired with a variety of careers and mentors to help them visualize their futures.
Your teen and anger
When teens get angry, here are steps parents can follow to help teens (and the whole family) feel better now 鈥� and in the long run.
5 ways to support kids who are starting middle and high school remotely
Logging into Zoom from home is probably not the way your child imagined this big milestone. Here's how you can help ease their disappointment and smooth the transition.
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