It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. ...more

November 2, 2007

Monica Sleeter learned to speak English at age 9 in the suburbs of New Orleans. Her family emigrated from Colombia, and she was nervous in her new country. ...more

November 1, 2007

Florida is joining 18 other public college systems nationwide in a plan aimed at graduating more low-income and minority students from its public universities. ...more

November 1, 2007

Few problems in public education are as vexing as the achievement gap between white and minority students, so it's worth celebrating when two local schools show the gap can be erased. ...more

October 22, 2007