Students are less independent, more likely to ask their parents to protect them from any effort.

Reading comprehension is based on decoding, vocabulary and knowledge, say "science of reading" advocates.

Spelling -- linking sounds to letters -- is a key to reading fluency.

Progressive educators believe students should not be taught standard algorithms -- no Euclid for you! -- until they discover...

Children need to learn basic math facts at an early age to develop number sense.

Is learning math really like learning to ride a bicycle?

The University of California is being sued by Asian-American achievers who charge racial discrimination in admissions.

Mandatory ethnic studies classes are under fire in California.

Steubenville's families are struggling to make a living -- but their children are excellent readers.

As achievement falls, the "honesty gap" grows.

In many schools, "they're warehousing our children in special ed or warehousing them in gen Ed."

Passing special-ed students along with high grades and a diploma -- but no effective instruction --doesn't do them any favors.

The anti-DEI backlash is fierce, because so many people were forced to suppress their real feelings.

A Denver charter network has trained parents to work as reading tutors.

Don't blame parents for children's reading struggles.

To be more "boy-friendly," a Baltimore boys' school added free play, student-run clubs and chances to socialize before classes start.

School leaders are often naked emperors surrounded by people who'd rather pretend than speak the truth.

The Education Department's research arm may have needed reform, but it's getting the Attila the Hun treatment.

President Trump called the Education Department a "big con," and said most states could do better on their own.

Students behave better and learn more when smartphones are banned.