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High school

Man inside van sits next to coffin with Pakistan flag draped over, others standing nearby in close quarters

Her cousin was killed in a school shooting, but this exchange student decided to stay in the US

Education

Sabika Sheikh was killed along with seven other classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School in Texas last May. Her cousin, Shaheera Jalil Albasit, wants to keep building peace.

Our Town

Arts, Culture & Media
Woman walking on sidewalk, wearing a backpack

A court ruling offers some relief to this Texas high school student. But will it last?

Education
17-year-old Jonathan, who has DACA status, had been planning his path to college. Then the Trump administration announced the end of DACA.

High school is hard enough without having to deal with the loss of DACA

Conflict
Aparna Nancherla

Aparna Nancherla’s failed science career

Arts
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High school teacher Mr. Sedlacek 1970

High school reunion

Arts

Kurt Andersen always remembered being inspired by his 11th grade English teacher, Gary Sedlacek. So he decided to give him a call.

A student speaking in front of a board of post-it notes, with two other students standing nearby

Rocked by suicides, Palo Alto high schools want to make mental health care as normal as eating breakfast

Education

In February, the CDC was called in to investigate Palo Alto’s suicide crisis. Now, high schools have opened new wellness centers to try to help teens better cope.

Phillip Sossou

Boston high school senior uses art to ease racial tensions

Arts

“I think it was just cool to see everyone together, to see something positive in the school.”

Students in Brian Gray and Mark Giuliucii's class don't get letter grades or take multiple choice tests.

No grades, no problem: How one high school is transforming learning

Education

A high school in New Hampshire is preparing its students for what it hopes will be the future of education: no letter grades.

Admitted MIT students pose with the school's mascot during a weekend of activities at the university.

How much should ‘elite’ matter when deciding where to go to college?

Education

Admission and rejection letters are in. Now, high school seniors are trying to decide which colleges they’ll choose, and where they’ll put down their deposits by the looming May 1 deadline. One factor that weighs heavily on parents’ and students’ minds: how elite a school is.

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