If students can't tell nouns from verbs, should teachers spend time on "neopronouns" (xe/xem/xyr) and "xeopronouns" (cat/cats/catself)?

Reading excerpts in English class, but few whole books, leaves many unprepared to read "lengthy or complex texts" in college.

"Progressives" don't want to believe education reforms can help poor children learn more.

Teachers with master's degrees aren't better in the classroom, so why pay more for the credential?

Gamifying education might be fun for kids, but they're not likely to learn very much.

Students learn lots of things they'll probably never use in later life, but being knowledgeable is very useful.

Corporate blather won't restore faith in higher education, argues an English professor whose department may be merged into Human Narratives and Creative Expression.

Relying on AI to do the math for you is "a recipe for idiocracy."

Low math scores have pushed New Zealand and England to adopt explicit, structured teaching "mastering the basics before you move on."

Students are using Chromebooks and iPads, starting in kindergarten. Most teachers say devices cause distractions.

Instead of trying to be entertainers, teachers should teach students to listen, respond to classmates' ideas and pay attention.

AI is transforming teaching and learning, but maybe not for the better.

The NEA's online courses favor progressive fads over teaching.

Most teachers think it's "very" or "extremely important" to teach America's virtues and instill patriotism.

Doing what works -- and avoiding fads and ideology -- would improve learning dramatically.

We need rigorous history teaching -- not a switch from left-wing to right-wing takes on America.

Students don't know enough history to "do history" like historians. They have to learn what happened before they analyze it.

The idea of a student being "Nature Intelligent" is so much more palatable than "Unable to Do Trigonometry Intelligent."

Twenty percent of high school graduates have trouble reading anything more complex than a restaurant menu.

To restore trust in public education, teachers should be politically neutral in the classroom.