Grouping students by ability could harm the achievement of lower-performing students, according to a report published in the Cambridge Journal of Education. Researchers considered feedback from English and maths teachers at 82 schools in England and found that ability grouping can lead to a "cycle of restricted opportunity".

The programs that can turn a backward slide into a jump ahead.

Some school districts have adopted four-day weeks to help address funding gaps and issues unique to rural communities. Research on the model's benefits for students is limited, but some data show that attendance rates improve under a four-day model.

Både utdanningsfinansiering og behovet for alternativer til stadig økonomisk vekst ble temaer i diskusjonen om hvordan universiteter kan bidra til FNs bærekraftsmål for 2030.

“They are afraid of being wrong,” one teacher says of students. He helps them get over it.

There was a time, not so long ago, when calculators were spawned as the handmaid of the lazy maths student.

A generation of students who have grown up taking selfies and having a social media presence presents some challenges for educators, writes Ruth Reynard, a higher-education consultant specializing in faculty development and instructional design. In this commentary, she describes how educators can maximize skills honed using technology, including social media.

Teachers make a significant difference to their students’ lives – sometimes against all odds – and they deserve to be celebrated.

Teach children to manage their emotions and they may reap the benefits in improved school grades.

As smart speakers proliferate in homes, childhood development experts are monitoring how kids interact with devices and make informed choices about what they hear.

Kritiken som riktas mot det svenska betygssystemet är hård. Och internationell forskning visar att det system som ger bäst lärande är centrala slutprov.

Venture capitalist and education advocate Ted Dintersmith visits 200 schools in 50 states and says Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is wrong. In this post, he writes about what he saw and offers advice to DeVos, who recently said on “60 Minutes” that she had never “intentionally” visited an underperforming school.