Even elite colleges don't read very much and have trouble staying focused on books.

U.S. history teachers are using "digital sources and primary documents" rather than textbooks , according to a report by the American...

Overwhelmed by the number of students with different needs, teachers tend to lower expectations, writes veteran teacher.

Overall, family poverty and reading problems go together. But some school districts are beating the odds.

Chicago teachers are getting very bad advice on how to teach with AI.

Ninety percent of teachers in a NEA survey want their schools to ban cellphones in class, and 83 percent back all-day bans.

I  remember when "the new math" was new. It was supposed to teach kids to understand math, not just go through the motions. I'd just...

Learning is motivating , writes math teacher Dylan Kane on Five Twelve Thirteen. Many schools are modifying the curriculum to cater to...

Social studies teachers are eager to discuss the election -- students might actually care! -- but also very nervous about...

Most grades don't match students' test scores, according to the Equitable Grading Project.

New research shows timed math tests don't worsen math anxiety.

Monogamy is "outdated," Troubled author Rob Henderson's Yale classmate told him. She's been raised in a stable, two-parent family and...

Houston's radically redesigned elementary and middle schools posted higher math and reading scores in nearly every grade level in the...

Middle school is the worst. Kids hit puberty and turn deeply stupid for a few years before they learn to handle it. Even so, the seventh...

“Students who are habitually ungovernable should be removed from teachers’ classrooms so teachers can actually teach and students can...

New York City high schools are adopting the same algebra curriculum in hopes of closing "stark racial disparities" in math achievement,...

Even when schools adopt a well-designed, balanced curriculum, many teachers will ignore the curriculum and do their own thing, writes...

Young Sheldon, which finished its seven-year run last month, shows the challenges of “parenting a very bright child,” writes Jonathan...

Teachers' unions don't like skills or knowledge tests for teachers -- unless everyone passes. They're too stressful. They're not aligned...

Jamal and Maria don't have any apples. Aidan has three Fujis from the supermarket and Olivia has five Honeycrisps from Trader Joe's....