Tencent Holdings Ltd. revealed a major upgrade to its foundational model, marking the first high-stakes test for China’s most ...

The first precept of one of our most noble and valued professions is "do no harm." Would that were an immutable goal for all of us. Nevertheless, in education, a no less noble and necessary endeavor, ...

The education reform movement has made the needs of students at risk for academic failure a key focus. Both nationally and at the state and district levels, many elements of reform have been devised ...

On Monday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts released a plan for K-12 education. It is expansive and expensive, calling for hundreds of billions of dollars in funding for impoverished children, ...

Is high-stakes testing as a graduation requirement about to make a comeback in Massachusetts? In a preliminary draft from the co-chairs of a state panel charged with setting new graduation standards, ...

I sympathize with David Patten's frustration at no longer being able to be creative in the classroom. Creativity is the spice of life for many people. I changed careers from chemistry and engineering ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...