Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For months, students attending some of the city’s most selective schools have traversed Chicago, taking buses, trains and carpools ...

Findings published in a new paper in the British Journal of Educational Studies challenge the idea that academically selective schools are necessary for clever pupils to achieve good outcomes.

The NSW state government has just announced a major overhaul of its selective school program. From the 2023 intake, up to 20% of the places on offer will be set aside for students from a disadvantaged ...

New York City’s selective high schools will not consider state test scores in admissions, over the objections of parents who pushed for what was originally an emergency measure that was to end after ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael J. Petrilli covers all things K12 education policy and reform. A recent article in the Boston Globe dug into a controversy ...

Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) new funding formula has reportedly impacted the district’s most selective and competitive schools. CPS officials in March voted on an "equity-based" formula that ...

Long before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the consideration of race in admissions for colleges and universities, the admission process for highly selective schools was inequitable. Over the ...

It’s high school graduation season. Most graduates are heading off to employment, community colleges, or open-admissions colleges, but a few hundred thousand are about to enroll in selective colleges.

Anika and Shivin Gupta are keen to get into year seven at two Sydney selective public schools in 2026. As the children of post-graduate-educated parents, and residents of Sydney's north-west, they are ...