There’s nothing worse than approaching a challenging situation grossly unprepared—except, perhaps, believing that you’re well-equipped for the task only to find that you’ve overestimated your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the human/political issues surrounding college admissions. The traditional high school model, with its emphasis on rote ...

Dual enrollment programs help highly motivated high school students get a head start on their college education. For decades, the programs have allowed students to earn high school and college ...

The traditional structure of American high schools has looked fairly similar for several decades: Students sit in rows of small, square desks with a teacher at the head of the class, for approximately ...