Detroit's lawsuit against the state highlights systemic failures in Michigan schools and demands urgent reform.

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For almost the past four decades, academic standards have been a defining focus of efforts to improve student achievement. The movement for high academic standards—determinations of what students ...

In a world filled with the products of scientific inquiry, scientific literacy has become a necessity for everyone. Everyone needs to use scientific information to make choices that arise every day.

On Tuesday, Massachusetts voters considered a slate of ballot questions. Ballot Question 2 stood out in the midst of the four other questions as the only ballot initiative asking about education.

A coalition of parents, teachers, and civil rights advocates filed a major lawsuit on Tuesday against the Florida Department ...

Steve Forbes denounces the disgraceful educational practice of “equity grading,” which is contributing to the dumbing down of schools and students. Despite record spending, U.S. schools are getting ...

Imagine a school system where some of our country’s most underserved students have limited access to grade-level math and science courses, pass rates for those classes are significantly lower than ...

The National Science Education Standards are designed to guide our nation toward a scientifically literate society. Founded in exemplary practice and research, the Standards describe a vision of the ...