Howard’s students at Greenville Elementary School were calculating remainders in division problems on worksheets, and Howard ...

A plan to improve literacy scores in Oklahoma schools backed by one of the Legislature's most powerful lawmakers would come ...

Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational basement, but now they are showing blue states a ...

STAAR tests are far from the only standardized exams students take each year. Some districts also give students optional ...

Rather, hope emerges in the most unlikely of places: three states here in the Deep South that long represented America’s ...

About 23% of third graders, or nearly 12,000 students, scored below the required reading level last spring. But fewer than 3% were ultimately held back, according to newly provided state data.

What I see is schools fighting for their students. These states have created a structure that closely monitors each school’s ...

GREENVILLE, Ala. — Toward the end of a math lesson on a sunny Friday in October, fourth-grade teacher D’Atra Howard and math instructional coach LaVeda Gray ducked out of the classroom to huddle.

Pencils down! Does that phrase bring back some anxiety-inducing memories? What if, like in your bad dreams, it's an exam you ...

Lawmakers sought to make Michigan a top 10 state for fourth grade reading proficiency. Their initiatives haven't come close to achieving the goal.

Oklahoma lawmakers advance bill to overhaul reading education for students ...