I love a good road trip, particularly now that things have thawed here in New England. In addition to picking a playlist or downloading an audiobook, I set my GPS to be sure I’m taking the best route.

A new nationwide analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality reveals a disconnect between the needs of the American teacher workforce and policies for paid parental leave. The report finds ...

The SEC is widely seen as the best college football, basketball, and baseball conference. Still, many are unaware of the high regard in which all 16 schools are held academically, as recently ...

The agonizingly slow trajectory of Oregon students’ academic recovery from pandemic disruptions continued for a third straight year in 2024, dashing hopes that the state’s students would finally begin ...

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Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

“Who was supervising? Nobody. He was a trusted inmate working by himself.” “Every day,” intoned Derrick Schofield as he gave context to the story of an inmate escaping two weeks ago from a work detail ...

The Common Core State Standards have vaulted into the national consciousness lately thanks to some high-profile dissenters, like Louis C.K. ("Kids teachers parents are vocally suffering.") and Stephen ...

ON A WINTER DAY five years ago, Doug Lemov realized he had a problem. After a successful career as a teacher, a principal and a charter-school founder, he was working as a consultant, hired by ...