Gifted education puts in tension two equally treasured American ideals: egalitarianism and individualism. Over the summer, an education panel convened by Bill de Blasio put…
ROCK among programs under scrutiny Plans to redesign, alter or dismantle four small teaching pods for ninth- and 10th-graders at Sir Francis Drake High School…
A Marin IJ Editorial Ross Valley Charter School’s opening in the old St. Rita’s Church elementary school campus should be welcomed by both supporters and…
“This is historic legislation that marks a new chapter of collaboration between charter and traditional schools in California,” Newsom, a Democrat, said in a statement.…
Denying a teen a smartphone in 2019 is a tough decision, and one that requires an organized and impenetrable defense. My 14-year-old son just started…
Texas School District Gives 4-Year-Old Boy Two Options: Either Cut Your Hair or Wear a Dress I don’t condone violence, but if ever there was…
The announcement of a compromise deal on charter public school-focused legislation, AB 1505, affirms that charter schools are here to stay as a permanent and…
A new study finds that an increase in “splinter” school districts are leaving poor and nonwhite students behind. America’s schools are becoming increasingly segregated, research has…
Communities around the country are creating new, whiter districts. When Penn State University professor Erica Frankenberg graduated from high school in Alabama, there was only…
When you move to Marin, your realtor negotiates a million-dollar mortgage and you’re essentially given a script: “It’s really hard for us to live in…