Passing students who don't show up regularly or do the work is "just crazy," says an "A" students -- and many of her teachers in Chicago.

The first step in improving education is to stop doing stupid things.

Attacking a school staffer or making a bomb threat will no longer be treated as a minor offense in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Mississippi should be a role model for the nation in how to teach reading, along with Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama, but old stereotypes persist.

"Discovery" students are busy and engaged, but not necessarily learning.

Merit pay raised students' scores in Dallas. Now Superintendent Mike Miles is bringing it to Houston.

"No excuses" urban charters were closing achievement gaps, until they adopted "anti-racist" and "social justice" ideology, argues a charter founder fired for backing high expectations.

College students don't spend much time studying or working for pay, but expect high grades for little effort.

Students don't need to like their teacher to learn, but they tend to like teachers who teach well.

Tennessee districts that analyze student data and reteach topics students didn't understand are boosting middle-school math scores.

Reading scores are up in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee . Other states are trying to follow the leaders. Only one in...

Students are learning more at Houston schools that stress teacher-guided classrooms, structure and order.

Schools are moving to scripted, structured lessons and "high-quality" (they hope) learning materials.

Parents can send children to school rested and ready to learn, but schools have to do their part too.

Schools are trying to solve every student's every problem, but neglecting their academic mission.

Teaching students to be responsible for their actions is back in fashion.

Renaming DEI departments and ending diversity statements won't fix academia's intellectual monoculture.

Good, old-fashioned printed textbooks are valuable learning guides.

Math and reading scores are way up in a high-poverty California district, but some teachers say there's too much testing.

Fourth-grade math scores are way up in a rural Alabama county that's turned to data analysis and coaching to improve learning.