Burrell High School profiles students — but not in the way you might think. All students take a survey at the beginning of the year that asks what motivates them, how they learn best, their strengths, ...

“What was your favorite childhood book?” Early in my career as an educator, this was the kind of question I asked each student on the first day of Grade 9 English. Not very creative or probing, I’ll ...

Students at Belmont-Cragin often lead morning assemblies, part of an effort by the school to give young people more control over their own learning. Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report The ...