A sample of English-learners and students with disabilities in California scored better when parts of the NAEP reading-comprehension test were read aloud to them. ...
Principals spend only a fraction of their day on instruction-related duties and new research suggests that some of that time may be wasted. ...
If the common-core standards are to succeed, the deeper learning and thinking they promote must be adopted by teachers, as well as students, writes David Ruenzel. ...
Caitlin Hannon and others from Teach Plus Indianapolis exhort teacher-prep programs to raise admission standards, offer transparent data on post-graduate results, and engage alumni for feedback. ...
Longer school days for low-performing schools is one of the new education initiatives offered by Mayor Gray in his address to city leaders. ...
Advocacy groups argue the federal decision to let California bump accountability decisions to 2016 could jeopardize moves affecting key student subgroups. ...