Burleigh: Are students being equipped with a genuine understanding of math concepts or merely trained to follow steps?

American students are struggling with math, but what’s really to blame? Some blame the pandemic. Others point to overreliance ...

If we continue judging them without acknowledging who they serve — and who they don’t — we will continue diagnosing the wrong ...

The number of public school students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts exams went up by 7.2% this year, according to new data from the exams given to students in grades three ...

KIPP Kansas City employees say staff turnover and leadership changes have contributed to issues such as incorrect pay, ...

Since 2013, Mississippi has skyrocketed on national tests, while blue states lag. What is it doing right? By Sarah Mervosh Photographs by Rory Doyle Reporting from Hazlehurst, Miss. and Jackson, Miss.

Something isn’t adding up. Math teachers at a Queens high school are being forced to pass failing kids, including those who can’t be bothered to show up to class, according to allegations that are ...

Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate exactly ...

BYRON, Ga. — Byron Elementary School is celebrating a statewide math achievement after students answered nearly 30,000 math problems correctly in an online learning competition. The school earned ...

Some surprises don't come quietly… they arrive all at once. At Murphy Elementary School in High Ridge, Missouri, that surprise took over the entire building — hallways, and especially the gym, ...

A group of middle school girls is puzzling over a pie chart about reading habits in the US. Their “math designer” stands at the front of the room, encouraging students to share what they “notice and ...

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