Reading and math scores are falling across the globe as teenagers lose the ability to pay attention.

"Science of math" advocates are winning battles, but the "math wars" continue.

Beware of shiny new things when it comes to digital tools, curriculum and teaching ideas. Is there proof it works?

Teachers know how kids learn, the curriculum builds knowledge, students read great books and practice writing.

"Huckleberry Finn" is disappearing from high school reading lists: It's too difficult to teach.

Overdecorated classrooms make it hard for students to focus.

Teach teachers how to teach writing.

Bad behavior can signal an "unmet need" for an adult to teach self-control.

Humanoid teaching bots can't create the connections students need, says the teachers' union.

Public schools cost $1 trillion a year with high-poverty, non-white districts and schools getting more. But achievement is "uneven."

Young people value earn-and-learn opportunities, such as "apprenticeship degrees" in teaching, health care and other occupations.

Minimally guided "discovery learning" privileges the privileged student who know what they're looking for.

Reading is a niche hobby like growing orchids. Most people can't pay attention long enough to read books.

Failing a student is nearly impossible, say Philadelphia teachers. Principals discourage or ban F's and change grades.

AI-themed schools are all the rage, but what does it really mean?

Teachers oppress students by practicing "adult supremacy," say Ethnic Studies teachers.

Students who are passed along with wobbly math skills will pay the price in college.

Why did an eighth-grader who can't read -- she doesn't know what sounds letters make -- get a "C" in English?

"Your personal story is powerful!," says AI, if it thinks the writer is black. Students labeled "white" get critical feedback on how to improve.

Tracking middle-schoolers by math achievement doesn't hurt weaker students, but stronger students learn more.