From fractions and decimals to distance and time, the humble-but-versatile number line can deepen students’ understanding of ...

Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.

By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes.com Alexandria City Public Schools parent Jeremy Miller said he’s seen kids practice math on the weekend with his own eyes. “Part of that [attendance] is having ...

M indy Bernhardt teaches criminal justice to undergraduates at Kennesaw State University. In recent years she has found herself grading more easily and expecting less from her students. The reason?

San Francisco is restoring eighth-grade algebra after more than a decade, with the San Francisco Board of Education voting 4-3 Tuesday night to approve the change, reversing a controversial policy ...

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Michael Cancelleri, an entrepreneur in San Clemente, Calif., has poured tens of thousands of dollars into his son’s baseball career—club team fees, tournament travel and top-of-the-line equipment. As ...

An eighth-grade history teacher in Dallas, Texas, says only two of her 110 students can read at grade level, a revelation that’s reigniting fears about literacy and screen culture. Featured Video In a ...

The first thing growth takes from founders is not money. It is attention. At some point, usually earlier than expected, entrepreneurs realize they are spending more time clarifying pay, contracts, ...

It's rare for a high school to get a player who comes in as a freshman and makes an immediate impact at the varsity level. What's even rarer is when an eighth-grader comes in and takes the state by ...