What’s in a grade? On its surface, a letter or number grade would appear to be a fixed measure of a student’s performance on a given assessment: a test, essay, project, or other tangible piece of work ...

Encouragement from adults—like teachers, school counselors, and parents—is crucial for motivating students in school, particularly classes that kids perceive as difficult, such as math and science.

With people in the United States becoming increasingly polarized, our public school classrooms can be spaces of hope and possibility.

I'm sharing a funny look at how instructions from elementary teachers often sound one way to us—but get interpreted ...

Jerrid Kruse receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium, and the William G. Stowe Foundation. During my years teaching science in middle school, high ...

Getting a phone is a rite of passage for most modern American kids. It's finally a chance to stay connected with friends and tool around on the internet while at home — and often even in school. How ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Dan Henninger. When students needn’t even bother to blame Fido for their missing homework, something’s gone ...

Class is now back in session for students across Oregon. Schools are navigating a new statewide ban on cellphones in the classroom, as well as the growing use of artificial intelligence among both ...