Kindergartners who started school scoring in the bottom 20% had only a 1 in 10 chance of reading proficiency by 3rd grade. Those odds worsened if students were still struggling in 1st grade—only 1 in ...

A bill moving through the California Legislature would test students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an effort ...

Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there’s one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo., uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world ...

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One inherent characteristic of youth is curiosity. For example, when little kids ask their parents, “Why is the sky blue?” they are curious about the world and seek a simple, satisfying answer.

The next era of public education will be judged less by the elegance of its ideas than by whether it responds, with humility and pragmatism, to the people it exists to serve.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to ban cellphones in schools statewide, following a trend already adopted by many Washington districts and states across the country. Ferguson announced Tuesday that ...

Hi-Mount Community School, once a model for reform in the 1990s, has seen a significant decline in performance. Factors contributing to the decline include leadership instability, decreased enrollment ...

How Google forced the hard drive industry to embrace failure ...

Once a vibrant part of the community, Hi-Mount and other north side schools now face challenges if they want to regain their places.

Try these fun card activities to help your child practice math skills such as counting, sorting, colors, and numbers.