Forest schools helps students develop confidence and creativity by teaching practical, outdoor skills and teachers don't need a woodland on their doorstep to incorporate the ideas.

A survey of data shows a marked drop in teenagers reading for pleasure. Researchers are trying to figure out whether the explosion of e-reading and digital diversions is behind the decline.

School districts across the country have embraced different strategies for introducing classroom technology to teachers, but administrators interviewed for this article all agree they need to be tech-savvy models.

Here's what's behind the claim that education is the panacea to inequality - and why it has the answer all wrong.

A Massachusetts school district is considering starting high school an hour later in the 2015-16 school year based on research showing that students often perform better in school if they receive between eight and nine hours of sleep each night. The district now is set to discuss the possible change at a series of public…

A classroom revolution is under way that harnesses technology to allow students to learn at the pace best suited to them - and changes the role of teacher from "sage on the stage" to mentor and coach.

"The consequences from the 'I don't know' response can go unnoticed for years," writes ASCD EDge community member Jennifer Davis Bowman. In a recent blog post, Bowman shares seven strategies to eliminate the "I don't know" response from every student's vocabulary.

Reading for fun has dropped dramatically over the the last 30 years among kids, unless of course you count texts.

Backed by some of the biggest names in tech, Code.org aims to make computer science part of the curriculum everywhere, and 20,000 teachers have signed on since December.

Sixth formers at a private school in Surrey are to begin their lessons in the afternoons to allow them to sleep later in the mornings.

Blended learning is being used in classrooms nationwide for students' instruction, but this type of personalized learning has another purpose as well - teachers' professional development - asserts Justin Serrano, CEO of Generation Ready.

Social media can be used to gather real-time feedback on students' thoughts about academic concepts and their mastery of lessons, Paige Alfonzo, a reference librarian, writes in this blog post.