Parents need to chill. Let kids try things on their own, make mistakes and learn.

Should we worry that young people are spending less time reading for pleasure and a lot more time watching YouTube videos?

Every year, more students are labeled with a special-ed diagnosis, more money is invested, and yet the results remain the same: Millions of children unable to read, write or calculate proficiently.

Let's learn from schools where disadvantaged children are becoming proficient readers.

Teachers should teach students how to read grade-level books instead of matching them with texts at their comfort level, says literacy scholar Timothy Shanahan.

New York is telling teachers to adopt trendy math ideas that failed in California.

If "open access" colleges raised standards, would students work harder to qualify?

"Socioeconomic" preferences often help low-income blacks, but low-income Asian Americans.

Harvard students are distressed by the prospect of tougher grading standards.