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 ...

An 8-year-old boy’s sudden tears before school left his mother searching for answers and what she learned centered on a part of the school day many children count on most: recess. In a popular Reddit ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Charter school students in Washington, D.C.’s high-poverty Ward 8 far outshined their peers citywide in ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. More than 25% of the UC San Diego students placed in the school's lowest remedial math class ...

Cédric Villani is one of France's top mathematicians, working across several fields of the discipline. He's won a number of titles and awards for his work. A professor at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 ...

If math was never your strongest subject, take a number. But veteran teacher Courtney Phillips discovered math is hidden in an ancient game. In 20 years as a 4th grade teacher, she observed that math ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever found yourself stumped by a question that seemed so easy when you were in school? You’re not alone. Many grown ...

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

Last spring, Massachusetts eighth-graders took the state’s first ever civics MCAS exam, finally setting a benchmark for achievement more than six years after the state passed new social studies ...

SEATTLE — State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan ...