For decades, educators have assumed that learning arithmetic in school helps students solve real-world problems. Yet, a new ...

“The problem is that we do not yet have shared standards and safe, purpose-built tools as the default for classrooms,” Adeel ...

Schools are struggling to get chronic absenteeism to pre-pandemic levels, five years after it spiked during COVID-19. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing more than 10 percent of school days.

In my last blog post, we looked at how to step back from worry about aspects of school life—whether yours or your child’s—and use a series of questions to clarify whether the concern is useful, ...

(WESTERN WAYNE NEWS) — Students, parents, administrators and board members attending Western Wayne School Board’s March 12 meeting brought their frustrations, concerns and demands for action. Many ...

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Humans have been learning math for thousands of ...