From Ecuador to Fairfax, special ed teacher Merriel Jennings turns playful “snowball” lessons and daily joy into love-filled learning as Elementary Teacher of the Year.

There’s a difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking that will help students effectively ...

Nearly 4,000 teaching positions remain unfilled in Mississippi, hundreds more than last year. The Mississippi Department of Education released results from the latest iteration of ...

One criticism of the science of reading is that phonics can be boring. Gee Macrory, a British scholar, says that decodable ...

But should districts disavow small-group instruction? When done well, students practice the skills they were recently taught, read connected text, collaborate with peers, and exercise ...

For the first time, Texas is vetting curricula for quality and paying districts extra to use approved materials. But HISD won't submit Mike Miles' controversial NES curriculum for review.

LAKE HELEN — Instead of leaning into my laptop at home on Wednesday, Nov. 19, I found myself standing before an audience, preaching the good word about how we in the news business believe in facts and ...

Should American K–12 students be taught, without informing their parents, to sympathize with terrorists? Of course not. But that’s exactly what’s happening in K–12 schools across the country, thanks ...

As of 2024, a mere 9% of Milwaukee Public Schools 4th-graders are proficient in reading. Maya Smart, a journalist and literacy advocate, has made it her mission to give children the knowledge they ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. Pennsylvania will require schools to adopt evidence-based ...

Clarification: A previous version of this story had a different image. It has been updated for clarity. Walk into any kindergarten classroom this fall, and there’s a good chance students will be ...

This article is part of Bright Spots, a series highlighting schools where every child learns to read, no matter their zip code. Explore the Bright Spots map to find out which schools are beating the ...