Children with special needs are entitled to a “free and appropriate education” under federal law. What that looks like varies from district to…

The idea for today’s State of Opportunity story comes from you. After we ran a piece about how special ed placements vary from district to district,…

Public schools with majority black and other nonwhite students rely on more intense security measures, to the detriment of the students.That's according…

This morning I sent my daughter off to her first day of third grade.She was excited to go. She was ready to see her friends, and genuinely loves…

More than 6.5 million K-12 students each year are chronically absent, defined as missing 15 or more school days during the school year, according to the…

As kids head back to school, it’s worth remembering that all kids have the right to a free education. But as we've pointed out time and again, free…

Neighborhoods matter. A big part of the reason why is that good neighborhoods usually have better schools. But across the country, the number of kids…

When State of Opportunity talks about inequality, there seems to be an overwhelming amount of bad news. Income inequality is growing. Racial and…

Today, the most economically segregating school district border in the nation is the one that separates Detroit Public Schools from the Grosse Pointe…

College is expensive.The national average cost of attending a four-year public college is over $28,000 per year, according to Forbes. The cost of…