On my white days, I have one class that I always leave feeling a strange mixture of excitement and stress. The ACT prep and college planning class, taught by the one and only Kurt Zeiner, has already ...

With many students entering college ill prepared to succeed academically, one remedy states and districts are increasingly bringing to the table is transitional coursework for high schoolers who need ...

Students pass in the hallway as they get to their next classes at Independence High School in Frisco. Michael Ainsworth / Staff Photographer The Frisco school district is expanding academic programs ...

High school students across the nation are bulking up their course schedules, putting new meaning into the "old college try," but are they leaving enough on their plates for their actual college years ...

Asael Castillo studied the words on each paper strip, moving them around like matchsticks across his desk. A green strip here, a blue strip there, and suddenly he spotted the word pattern of a proverb ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. California high schools can increase the number of students completing college prep ...