As confidence in higher ed wanes across the US, programs that equip undergrads with extensive workplace experience are growing in appeal.

From improved teamwork to a drop in absenteeism, theatrical immersion in the stories of historic heroes yields dramatic results.

Taking workshops in their home languages helps students see being bilingual as something to be proud of — both personally and professionally.

Peek behind the curtain at one of the stories we’ll be sharing at RTBC’s upcoming variety show in celebration of our fifth anniversary.

In one Long Island district, a free wellness center offers kids coping skills and support to get through their most vulnerable moments.

It isn’t as simple as prohibiting all devices — but going phone-free can help kids thrive, especially when they’re offered fun alternatives to screen time.

From business schools to English departments, professors are increasingly combining classroom instruction with efforts to “green” campuses.

The state, long known for its challenges with child wellbeing, is now a leader in early childhood education.

More than 500,000 students have learned to bike safely, encouraging them to live healthier, more independent and lower-carbon lives.

Drawing on half-forgotten recipes, students use local, seasonal produce to cook traditional regional meals for their peers.

From student-staffed statehouse bureaus to papers run by journalism schools, academic-media partnerships are bolstering local coverage.

At a time when teen girls’ mental health is in crisis, Working on Womanhood offers help where they spend the most time: school.

Whether it’s working in a campus coffee shop or caring for the school’s tortoises, hands-on experience propels students into a life beyond the classroom.

“Second-career teachers” are helping to alleviate the teacher shortage in England and making schools more diverse places.

When senior citizens are paired with elementary-aged pupils, the benefits go both ways.

Millions of children in the US grow up without books at home. A book bank aims to change that.

The strategy behind the “No-Blame” approach is counterintuitive but effective: enlisting the bullies’ help to solve the problem.

A “curated” approach — including on-site childcare and academic coaching — gives adults a second chance at a diploma.

California students are becoming more environmentally aware while lowering their high school’s carbon footprint.

A residence for single moms removes some of the burdens of daily life to ease the path to a college degree.

Teaching everything from emergency medicine to solar engineering, a radical new university is serving the needs of India’s rural poor, whether they can read or not.

Teacher burnout from remote learning has left many schools struggling to retain faculty. One Florida principal’s solution? Convert students into staff.

Since Greenville, South Carolina started offering “career education” for its youngest students, the number of graduates earning industry certifications has soared.

Food justice classes and mock G7 summits are on the curriculum in the first US state to fund “climate change education” in public schools.

Burnout, low pay and high-cost housing have driven teachers away from rural schools. One town gave them a reason to come back.

The Badger State’s students start mapping out a career path in the sixth grade, saving them time, confusion and college debt they didn’t need.

As pupils arrive from Ukraine, Afghanistan and beyond, hundreds of UK schools are recalibrating to embrace them.

From Google to the NFL, major companies are confronting the labor crunch through deep partnerships with HBCUs.

Bussing disadvantaged students to top-notch public schools has led to higher grades, lower drop-out rates and a call for more integration.

University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley keeps tuition low and offers generous aid to its majority-Hispanic student body. The results are paying off.

When the University of Michigan made a minor change to how it talks about financial aid, enrollment among kids from low-income families surged.

A school in San Francisco lets unhoused students and their families sleep on site. The students who stay there are improving scholastically.

Defying the odds, Black girls are graduating at a higher rate than any other demographic in the city’s public schools.

In a divided country, experiencing another state can expand your worldview as much as studying abroad.

As the U.S. considers universal preschool, Alabama’s free pre-K stands out as a model for long-term, bipartisan success.

Focus, teamwork, grit: High-performing athletes possess many of the attributes physicians need — and could be the key to getting more Black men into medicine.

A movement to empower formerly incarcerated people to become lawyers is changing the criminal justice system from the inside out.

An experiment in shuffling kids from school to school saw more families stick with the public system.

When an Indiana school district ran short on student case managers, it looked to its road warriors for help.

Elaborate, over-programmed playgrounds increasingly dictate how kids should use them. Can a new type of playscape unwrite the script?

Youth involved in gun violence would rather be working than shooting. One group decided to give them what they want.

What happens when incarcerated people see a correctional officer not as an overlord, but as someone who can help?

Some universities are offering college credits as industry-recognized certificates instead, allowing students to use them in the job market long before they graduate.

In North Carolina, teens who were once at risk of being locked up have created a place where good things grow.

A new report shows a correlation that’s held for decades: People with more education are more involved in the arts. Or is it the other way around?

A school in Detroit deploys counselors to make sure its graduates are staying on the collegiate track. Unlock your phones, kids.

Soaring tuition and slipping graduation rates have challenged the UC system’s renown. Now, an attempt to restore its former glory is underway.

An A+ for accountability? How one school grades students’ “character data” as much as their homework, and gets a decent report card on future success

Raised on the plains of North Carolina by parents who grew up in the segregated South, I wasn’t put on the “Harvard track” early. I got there anyway—thanks to one of the best-kept secrets in higher education.

College degree programs like the Bard Prison Initiative give jailed students a chance to thrive once they’re released—and drive down the costs of incarceration for us all.

I hated school—until I got slapped with a 15-year prison sentence and discovered calculus, Mandarin and the college degree I never knew I wanted.

At Fugees Academy, students who arrived in the U.S. as refugees—sometimes without parents or English skills—are graduating at a rate of 90 percent.

Before they became places to warehouse so-called problem kids, alternative learning centers were designed to help at-risk students succeed. Some are rediscovering that mission.