Many argue that extra credit doesn't increase student knowledge, making it a part of a larger conversation on grading and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carrie Lukas, a mother of five, is president of Independent Women. Removing needless red tape and ideology in the teaching ...

The researchers found no differences in reading, math or science achievement — or in behavioral and social measures. Teachers rated students on traits like impulsiveness, cooperation, anxiety, empathy ...

Assigning one letter grade to an entire school is tricky business. But do they lead to bigger divides between “good” schools ...

When an exam is coming up, many students focus on memorizing vocab and skimming textbooks even if that isn't the best way to learn. Mindset may play a big role in shaping how students study and how ...

Claire Madden, a math education specialist for Milwaukee schools, shows teachers different methods of subtracting two-digit numbers. Credit: Abby J. McFarland for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Students in Kristen Gonsoir’s classroom at Groton Area High School in Groton, S.D., spend a lot of time solving equations together. Early this school year, they passed almost an entire period working ...

I don't think there's a better feeling in the world than seeing a child understand something, especially with math," Chloe ...

Building better readers should involve more than teaching the core components of early literacy—these five strategies are ...

Shelby Lattimore says her third graders are excited to attend class every day. When Shelby Lattimore saw her students weren't attending class, she found a fun and unique way, outside of the ...