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New research shows closing the worst schools and opening better ones boosted student success more than just giving families more choice. The findings offer a roadmap for districts nationwide struggling to improve outcomes.
High schoolers in Washington D.C. are sitting at the decision-making table alongside teachers, and it's transforming schools. When students share their ideas, attendance jumps and graduation rates climb.
A simple but revolutionary idea is breaking through South Africa's language education deadlock: multiple schools sharing one building. Each keeps its own language, leadership, and identity while sharing facilities.
New research reveals why classroom innovation struggles to spread—and how teacher relationships, not top-down mandates, hold the key to lasting change. Despite decades of failed reforms, bottom-up solutions are quietly transforming schools.
When kids call school "fine," education innovator Aylon Samouha sees potential slipping away. His nonprofit Transcend is helping communities across America redesign schools where students solve actual problems instead of just studying for tests.