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Monogamy is "outdated," Troubled author Rob Henderson's Yale classmate told him.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....

Can teachers ban AI for students' writing but use it for grading?

Half of U.S. teachers say most of their students exhibit poor or fair behavior, according to a Pew survey. The numbers are almost...

"Majoring in education has a near ZERO return on investment for lifetime earnings," notes Matthew Kraft, citing a new report that...

Stanford will not investigate a complaint accusing Education Professor Jo Boaler of “reckless disregard for accuracy” by misrepresenting...

Kindergarten math may be too easy, writes Holley Korbey for the Hechinger Report. The focus is on reading. Math expectations are low. In...

Many teachers are creating -- or downloading -- their own math materials, according to a recent survey, writes Hechinger's Jill Barshay....