If scripted lesson plans produce the results their supporters claim, then no need exists to hire teachers in the first place (“Goodbye, Mr. & Ms. Chips,” Commentary, July 18, 2007). School boards ...

More schools in the U.S. are asking teachers to use scripted curriculum, an instructional method that outlines exactly what educators should say and what actions they need to take at each step in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fort Worth ISD crossing guard Melissa Leslie, center, helps families cross the street after students’ final day of the school year ...

Picture a Grade 4 teacher standing in front of her 36-strong class. The teacher asks the children to look at her as she holds the book Birthday Surprise. She asks some questions about the cover. Eager ...

In the weeks leading up to the announcement that the Texas Education Agency is taking over the Fort Worth Independent School District, parents and community members worried the district would roll out ...

In her just-released book, “The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups” (Viking), noted early childhood educator and Silliman College associate master Erika Christakis ...