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As fewer college students opt to major in history, there's an effort by history departments to prove the practical value of their discipline.

The percentage of Native students graduating from the U of M has doubled in the past decade.

When it was time for me to enroll in a four-year college, I chose North Dakota State, a school that's mostly white, conservative and insular -- everything I wasn't. It was the hardest year of my life.

Some students say they want campuses to remain open.

Unlike protesters at many universities, activists at Harvard seek social justice reforms beyond campus.

After decades of declining enrollment, HBCUs are seeing an uptick in new applicants, especially among Latino and international students.

Most states and districts have adopted science standards that require teaching climate change. Teachers are left to get up to speed and help students understand the impacts.

A first of its kind review finds Lucy Calkins' materials don't align with the science of reading.

Several powerful people and organizations have weighed in on the national conversation prompted by APM Reports' podcast episodes.

Correspondent Emily Hanford talks about the latest NAEP results and what they say about the state of reading instruction in the U.S.

Hanford talks about her reporting on what's wrong with how schools teach reading.

There's a growing movement at colleges and universities to create classrooms where students take the lead.

As administrators navigate issues of inclusion and free speech, students of color have been left to find their own way.

Do administrators have to choose between protecting free speech and creating a civil climate on campus?

Across the country, a gap persists between the number of black and Latino students graduating from state high schools and the number enrolling in state flagship schools.

Paul Dorr is a master of tactics to defeat referendums intended to finance public schools. He believes schools run by government steer kids away from Christianity. His campaigns — most of them in the Midwest — have also created lingering bitterness within communities.

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.

A growing body of research finds that repeatedly uprooted children are more likely to struggle in school and more likely to drop out. But there are ways to help them succeed.

At Georgia State in Atlanta, more students are graduating, and the school credits its use of predictive analytics. But critics worry that the algorithms may be invading students' privacy and reinforcing racial inequities.

A recent survey from the APM Research Lab found most Americans think college is worth the cost.