As different initiatives, priorities, and efforts to change teaching and learning in schools come and go, one challenge remains constant: Time is a finite resource. In elementary schools, especially, ...

North Carolina lawmakers could overhaul high school math requirements and make it mandatory for students to pass a U.S. history test to get a diploma. The N.C. House voted 69-43 on Wednesday to pass a ...

State assessment results showed Michigan students made gains in math, science and social studies, yet the number of third graders who are proficient in reading — a pivotal benchmark in education — has ...

Starting next year, the state Education Department plans to track how students are doing in science and social studies, instead of just English language arts and math. It’s likely to mean students ...

The Sarasota County School Board approved 20 new instructional textbooks for classroom use in unanimous votes Tuesday. The textbooks, social studies and math books for students ranging from ...

In its 2018 Federal STEM Strategic Plan, a collaboration of government agencies wrote that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education should move through a pathway where ...

A new study finds that science and social studies classes may also help young students learn English, even when those classes include difficult and technical vocabulary. The study, which observed ...

The first draft of new K-12 math standards for Minnesota schools has received overwhelmingly negative feedback from parents and educators over its frequent references to the state’s American Indian ...

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