Indianapolis charter students are dramatically outperforming similar students in district-run schools, concludes a new study by Stanford...

Grading students based on effort rather than achievement is spreading from P.E. class to academic classes in high schools, but...

Which state has the best schools? Traditional rankings, such as those in U.S. News, factor in school spending, write Stan Liebowitz and...

New York Times reporter Sara Mosle looks at an Atlanta principal who’s trying to raise reading and math performance at her high-poverty,...

Inclusion — placing students with disabilities in mainstream classes — may not help special-needs students learn, concludes Allison...

“After Katrina’s devastation, New Orleans embarked on the the most ambitious education overhaul in modern America,” writes David...

“Making graduation too easy” doesn’t just undermine “the motivations of students (and teachers),” writes Robert Slavin, who directs the...

Statewide, achievement declined in math and improved in reading, she writes. “For some student groups, proficiency rates have actually...

After a grade-switching scandal at two high schools, Memphis Superintendent Dorsey Hopson has issued a moratorium on “grade floors,”...

At 25 percent of urban charter schools, 99 percent of students are non-white, reports AP. That compares to 10 percent of traditional...

One daughter goes to a small, fast-paced STEM-focused school with few arts, language, sports or extracurricular options, Fordham’s Jeff...

Chicago Public Schools is the fastest-improving urban district, concludes Stanford’s Sean F. Reardon. Test scores for the average Chicago...

Teens aren’t getting enough sleep, concludes an analysis by Jean Twenge, a San Diego State psychology professor. In two surveys, 40...

“Racial equity” became the priority in Edina Public Schools (EPS), an affluent Minneapolis suburb, in  2013. Test scores are falling,...

Students are learning more in New York City charter schools, concludes a new study from Stanford’s Center for Research on Educational...

More than 28 percent of teachers in traditional public schools — but only 10 percent of charter teachers — miss 11 or more days of...

The Education of Eva Moskowitz, a memoir by Success Academy founder, describes her evolution from charter skeptic to crusader. Moskowitz...

Success Academy Charter Schools students — nearly all from low-income black and Latino families — “outperformed every district in New...

New York City charter schools help neighboring district schools improve, according to a new study that’s set to be published in Education...

Vouchers have failed, editorialized the New York Times in March, citing “dismal” results in Louisiana and Indiana on the first year of...