The Hechinger Report’s story examining how and why rural colleges are cutting dozens of programs and majors showed the enormous impact on rural students, who often have few college options.

This story about math anxiety was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for our early childhood newsletter. Elementary school teachers often face a…

Like many states with a large number of rural schools, Wyoming desperately needs more teachers. Take the case of the Teton County School District, in Jackson, Wyoming. Located near Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, the area is well known as…

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Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! When Audrey Green, a middle…

WILMINGTON, Del. — Taheem Fennell, 12, loves to ride his bike. He taught himself when he was 4 years old while visiting older cousins in Pennsylvania. He remembers running and jumping on, feeling his feet going around and testing the brakes. “I never…

"I never rode a bike with training wheels," says Taheem Fennell. One day, when he was four, he just ran and jumped on, his feet pushing forward on the pedals. Taheem is now 13, but his riding has been curtailed. His mother forbids him from tooling…

This story about school bonds is part of the series Districts in Debt, which examines the hidden financial pressures challenging American schools. The state audit of the Fox C-6 School District in the small town of Arnold, Missouri, was brutal. It…

In an isolated area deep in the Appalachian Mountains, finding enough teachers can be a challenge, to say the least. And once teachers arrive, schools have to contend with another problem. Educators must meet annual requirements that dictate how much…

Almost five years ago, Summit Public Schools decided that scoring high on standardized tests wasn’t enough to ensure success after high school. Leaders at the California-born charter school network decided that students needed to have the skills…

A California-born charter school network is starting a new program to home-grow teachers rooted in their approach to education. Summit Public Schools – widely known for its partnership with Facebook to develop a flexible academic program that allows…

State leaders are collecting reams of data on students, but they must do more to put that information into the hands of parents and teachers, according to a new report. Making that information available to school communities consists of more than…

Traditional school districts that attempt to bring a new model of education that provides personally designed lessons for students often face conflicting priorities that make it difficult to follow through, according to a new report released…

Most students in fully online college courses live close to the educational institution offering them, and are interested in the quality, not just the convenience, of their education, according to a new survey. The survey, “Online College Students…

There’s a lot of knowledge packed away in academic journals. But it can be difficult for education technology developers, teachers and administrators to find and comprehend that information. An interactive “Research Map” website – with data…

An Arizona-born charter school known for its call-center-like appearance has run into trouble as it attempted to expand to other states. Carpe Diem schools, which rely on computer-based lessons and some in-person instruction, began in 2006 and opened…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dozens of teachers hovered around a group of students gathered in the center of a beige conference room on a Saturday morning in April. Other teachers sat in rows of chairs, craning their necks to see the action. The students paid…

Classroom “clickers” quiz students in real time, allowing instructors to gauge student learning and reinforce what is being taught. New research suggests that the effectiveness of these devices hinges largely on the teaching methods being used with…

(Hechinger Report/Nichole Dobo) The nation’s smallest state aims to be a national incubator for technology in the classroom PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dozens of teachers hovered around a group of students gathered in the center of a beige conference room on…

After-school programs can help students develop an interest in science, technology, engineering or math. If children haven’t developed an interest in those fields by the time they leave middle school, then it’s unlikely to happen. After-school…