Jim Blew, advisor to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Coaltion, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss joins Paul E. Peterson to ...

Whole shelves of edu-books promise, “If you just DO THIS, students will learn!” From growth mindset to inquiry-based learning, methods claiming to be the secret ingredient of successful schools have ...

As we continue to honor 250 years of American independence, the most recent Nation’s Report Card shows we must renew our ...

Students enter Our Lady of Hungary Catholic School in South Bend, Indiana, for the first day of school in 2011. The new ...

Teacher Kara Semtner leads her 6th grade science class at Normal Park Upper School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in a game on the first day of school in 2015. The state’s teacher tenure reform law was ...

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The bucolic serenity of liberal arts college campuses like Brandeis belies a growing crisis of identity, relevance, and purpose in preparing young adults for participation in a rapidly changing ...

An experimental intervention in the 1980s raised certain test scores by two standard deviations. It wasn’t just tutoring, and it’s never been replicated, but it continues to inspire. Paul T. von ...

What time should the school day begin? School start times vary considerably, both across the nation and within individual communities, with some schools beginning earlier than 7:30 a.m. and others ...

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Across classrooms, schools, and communities, American students are far more diverse than their teachers. Some 79 percent of U.S. teachers are white compared to 44 percent of students. As a result, ...