Raising Minority Graduation Rates in College
The Catholic University and Trinity Washington University are well-regarded institutions located next to each other in a verdant section of northeast Washington. Yet there is a huge gap between them in the relative graduation rates of their black and white students.

Forget About the Achievement Gap
I don't like talking about the achievement gap. The term has several meanings, none very useful to my mind. There is often a strained silence when I bring this up, since it sounds like I am on some crotchety rant against political correctness. But that is not what I mean. Thankfully, a new study is making my point for me, courtesy of Brookings Institution scholar Tom Loveless.

Geoffrey Canada and Education's Future
I have devoted many years to writing about schools, but much of the time I am really writing about poverty. Paul Tough has devoted several years to writing about poverty, but much of the time he is really writing about schools.

Why Easy Grading Is Good for Your Career
New Jersey high school teacher Peter Hibbard flunked 55 percent of the students in his regular biology class the year before he retired. There were no failures in his honors classes, he said, but many of his regular students refused to do the work. They did not show up for tests and did not take makeups. They did not turn in lab reports. Homework was often ignored.

High Court: School Violated Teen's Rights
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Arizona school officials violated a 13-year-old girl's constitutional rights when they strip-searched her, looking for drugs. In another case, the court ruled the constitution requires lab analysts whose reports are entered into evidence against a defendant to appear in court and be cross-examined.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Arizona school officials violated a 13-year-old girl's constitutional rights when they strip-searched her, looking for drugs. In another case, the court ruled the constitution requires lab analysts whose reports are entered into evidence against a defendant to appear in court and be cross-examined.

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Misguided Colleges Skewer Score Choice
I'm so old I took the SAT only once.