This story originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Ninth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to ...

I met an impressive cast of characters in my 9th grade writing class last year. Among them was the gambler who brought down the house in Vegas but was quickly killed off; the hero who saved his town ...

This week we are hearing from the Philadelphia Education Research Consortium (PERC, @PHLedResearch) about two connected research projects on ninth grade on-track metrics. This post is by Theodore ...

I've been a schoolteacher for almost 20 years, working with high-school students. I wish more parents would help their freshmen beyond getting good grades. A solid ninth-grader is set up for success ...

Educators are increasingly focusing on the ninth grade as the year that determines whether a young person will move on or drop out of school. According to research published in the journal Education, ...