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Video: A Look Inside the Creation of a New Asian American Studies Curriculum

In the last three years, at least five states have passed legislation requiring schools to incorporate the lived experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders into the curriculum. Connecticut's law, passed in May 2022, required the new curriculum be implemented by the 2025-26 school year. Here, a high school teacher who's piloting a dual high school and college credit course shares what she's teaching, why it matters to her students, and how it can be a model for the rest of the state.

Schools Successfully Fighting Chronic Absenteeism Have This in Common

A surge in students' chronic absenteeism since the return to in-person classes hasn't discriminated, threatening academic recovery in schools of all sizes and demographic makeups across the country. But schools that are finding success in combating the problem tend to have at least one thing in common: They've leveraged help from outside of school, including community groups, families, and political leaders.

24 Hi-Lo Books for Striving Middle Grade and YA Readers

Hi-Lo titles are high-interest stories written at a lower reading level for striving readers. These 24 titles, in genres ranging from romance to horror, are sure to grip readers with relatable main characters and contemporary ­coming-of-age themes. 

The Complex Factors Affecting English-Learner Graduation Rates

The likelihood of an English learner graduating from high school within four years may depend on the student’s race and ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status, according to a new study from New York University and University of Houston researchers.

Commentary: NYC-Based Mentoring Program Gives First-Gen Students a Boost at 75 Colleges

A college campus is an intimidating place for young people who are the first in their family to experience higher education. Everything about campus life is unfamiliar, and as exciting as it is to be there, these students have few people to help them deal with the many ways in which college life works differently from what they’re used to, from understanding what resources are available when they struggle academically to knowing how to make use of everyday tools like a course syllabus or faculty office hours.

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