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Kamil Krzaczynski / AP Keeping Schools Peaceful After the Election
A highly polarized year in politics has led to heightened conflict on campus.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Can the Next President Actually Save Public Universities?
The crisis of college affordability may not be solvable by the federal government: It has had much less control over tuition than state policies.
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Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters The Great German School Turnaround
The European country managed to raise test scores while reducing educational inequality. But with the dramatic influx of migrants, will its success last?
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Martha Irvine / AP No Child Left Behind’s One Big Achievement?
Some advocates say the notorious law actually improved outcomes for special-ed students—and they fear that Congress's rewrites to the law could put an end to that progress.
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Shutterstock/The Atlantic Zeroing out Zero Tolerance
Urban districts are increasingly doing away with harsh, no-excuses discipline—a tactic that was once seen as the only way to address misconduct at big, high-poverty schools.
