In the vast majority of schools around the United States, the academic gap between the highest- and lowest-achieving students has grown significantly since 2005, according to a recently released ...

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

Student outcomes are declining for schools nationwide, and despite Maryland’s recent investments in education, the ...

A group of elementary and middle school math enthusiasts will host a Pi Day fundraiser benefiting the Homeless Garden Project Saturday. The fundraiser is being organized by four ...

Remember that teacher pay varies a lot by district and discipline in Alabama; state-funded pay raises apply only to the state ...

Kati Ozols brings energy, collaboration and encouragement to her 4th-grade math class — in the same Wylie ISD where she once was a student.

Best-selling author Judy Blume built her reputation by taking children’s lives and what they cared about seriously before many other children’s authors gave them the same credit. Across characters ...

Remainder. Product. Algorithm. Ordered pair. Seemingly jargony words and phrases like these, referring to specific math concepts, might seem complex for elementary school students to grasp. But ...

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.

ROANOKE, Va. – Professional pickleball players are helping Roanoke students discover that math can be as exciting as a fast-paced rally on the court. Members of the Roanoke Shine, the city’s ...

Nearly half of young New Yorkers statewide are still missing the mark on standardized math and English exams, according to newly released data. The state Education Department released its yearly ...

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