A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...

Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are ...

Newly released data from a crucial national test revealed historically low scores in two major subjects for 12th graders across the country, further emphasizing that U.S. students have struggled to ...

High school seniors’ math and reading comprehension are on the decline, according to a national report. The National Center for Education Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Education, ...

High school seniors’ reading and math scores fall to lowest levels in two decades. Eighth graders show significant declines in science performance. Achievement and gender gaps widen in math and ...

If the newest round of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores has taught us anything, it’s that waiting for scores to drift back up to pre-pandemic levels is not a strategy. Twelfth ...