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Interview

Guiding the Space Shuttle—and the Trajectory of Space Exploration

The Data Behind the Youth Vote

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Energizing “Green Jobs” for Young Environmentalists

4 min read

a young female student sits on the floor of a library reading a book with a green cover

5 Min Read

Extra Credit

The Books That Got Students Hooked on Reading

5 Min Read

photo illustration showing the TikTok app is displayed on an Apple iPhone on

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Extra Credit

The Coolest Educational TikTok Accounts and Hashtags

4 Min Read

News

The Long-Range Benefits of Broadband Access

3 Min Read

A mother and her two children, all wearing face masks, stand in front of a school administrator who is preparing to loan them a laptop computer

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News

Remote Learning Lessons from Los Angeles

5 Min Read

a mother helps here two sons with their schoolwork

3 Min Read

News

The Digital Divide Is About More Than Technology

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Malak Salem

3 Min Read

Painting of a woman in renaissance clothing wearing a face mask and holding a container of Clorox wipes

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Alexander Vance

3 Min Read

Painting of a young woman in front of a young man who are both infant of an american flag. The young woman has a speech bubble with the Peruvian flag, while the young man has a speech bubble with the El Salvador flag

3 Min Read

AP Art of the Week

Spotlight on Artist Andrea Campos

3 Min Read

A female college student walks across campus wearing a face mask

8 Min Read

Interview

Lessons Learned from the Great Recession of 2007—2009

8 Min Read

cover of the book broad band

12 Min Read

Interview

The Secret History of Women in Tech

12 Min Read

From the Archive

Civic Participation: We Need It Everywhere, More Than Ever

8 Min Read

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From the Archive

Leadership in a Democratic Society

15 Min Read

three people, from left, a woman and two men, raise their hands as they take the oath of citizenship

16 Min Read

From the Archive

Wired World: On Education, the Internet, and the New Immigrants

16 Min Read