Education

Professors are split on how prepared they believe future teachers are for college-level math.

As the English learner population grows nationwide, researchers and education leaders are grappling with how best to serve these students.

Survey data reveal deep tensions about the value of explicit teaching, the importance of fluency, and ability grouping in math.

A new tool could help teaching programs better align candidates' specialties with local districts' vacancies.

Our students are among the youngest voters in the country. Are they being targeted as pawns in an illicit political game?

State and local leaders say flexibility, partnerships, and thinking outside the box are key to developing a bilingual teacher workforce.

New EdWeek survey data suggest a mix of methods and the use of textbooks over empirical research.

Fractions are an important building block in students’ mathematical foundations—and notoriously difficult to master.

Students with learning differences benefit from flexibility, inclusivity, and clear communication, educators said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the measure “long overdue.”

The author and coach explains how to avoid several common mistakes in culturally responsive teaching.

Engagement is a big post-pandemic problem. Two top teachers shared their short- and long-term tips for re-engaging students.

A new tool from The Education Trust helps educators think deeply about what complex representation of people, cultures, and topics means.

The measure's fixation on seat time may have stifled K–12 innovation. Will abandoning it lead to improved learning or lower standards?

Despite the buzz, acceleration hasn’t proved to be as popular as other learning-recovery strategies.

Evidence is building about the most effective ways to boost learning. Test yourself on what works—and what doesn't.

Physical activity can be more than a “brain break.” Here’s how to use movement integration as an instructional tool in math class.

Teachers working in new and different ways with each other and their students could be the solution to learning that has evaded us.

IEP meetings take an emotional toll on families. But they can be turned into a forum where hope for the possibilities of schooling prevail.

More than a dozen states require students to take the U.S. Citizenship exam, but it doesn't seem to boost turnout.

Opinions are divided on the significance of recent (and not-so-recent) efforts to remove certain books from schools.

Teachers' obligation is to their students. The research combined with the knowledge of individual students should be the guide.

Virginia has created a high school data science class and updated math standards to include more data analysis lessons.

A new report highlights why more bilingual teachers are needed and how to build such a pipeline.

Alfie Kohn warns that tech executives and other leaders aren't asking the important questions about teaching and learning.

More states must follow through on this law.

The teacher-preparation field remains split over quality control, even as questions loom about the content prospective teachers receive.

Take our quiz to gauge your knowledge of the language processing disorder—and find links to further reading.

Over the past decade, students’ basic data-science skills have been in decline.

In an era characterized by leaps in technology, the concept of virtual worlds has emerged, holding the potential to reshape the way we interact, learn, and connect.