Students who receive good grades for mediocre work tend to learn and earn less in the long run.

Black fourth-graders in Mississippi, one of our poorest states, are two-and-a-half times more likely to be proficient in reading as black students in California.

Teachers are honored for enthusiasm, but not for raising student achievement.

Young Americans should learn to argue without sneering, bullying or "straw-manning."

Are anti-ICE walkouts really student led? Are schools responsible if students walk out and get into accidents or fights?

Black and Hispanic students are less likely to be admitted to elite colleges, more likely to attend flagship state universities.

If Texas links state reading tests to a state reading list, teachers will be motivated to focus on content, not isolated skills.

Committed to "inquiry," Virginia social studies teachers want to "pause" a state test on students' history, geography and civics knowledge.

States are dropping graduation exams to hide the failure to prepare all students for work, job training and college.

Asian-American achievers don't just study for tests. They participate in sports, art, music and dance.

China is using "genius" classes for top math and science students to train AI researchers.

Good teachers can give students the tools to read, understand and appreciate classic books.

A sexed-up movie version of "Wuthering Heights" is sending book sales soaring, and book clubs buzzing.

Boilermakers, pipe fitters, electricians and plumbers are more likely to be employed than four-year college graduates.

Most law and medical students are female. Men hold the edge in business and engineering.