Two new studies question earlier reports that black students are disproportionately identified for special education. Instead, the studies, conducted by independent groups of scholars, find that students of color are less likely than their white peers to be identified as having disabilities.

By the end of fourth grade, the Roddy family had received an official diagnosis of dyslexia, and, eventually, Roddy shed the anxiety that had built up through her struggles. Music was key to her progress.

Anxiety is running rampant in high schools around the country, both rich and poor. The driving factors may be different, but it’s the same lonely, debilitating feeling. It makes it hard for students to learn and to deal with life. Katrina Schwartz takes us inside the experience of anxiety from two teens’ perspectives and shares…

Though every school district faces unique struggles to support teachers, two programs offer promising models for school leaders to develop structure and stamina for budding educators.

Educators and school leaders who are transitioning into new roles this year should prioritize listening before acting, writes Fred Ende, an administrator in a New York state district. The move to a new role is a change for the individual moving, but it also affects people in the organization who have to adjust.

Google for Education has introduced a feature called originality reports that allows teachers and students to scan their work for plagiarism. As the feature scans work for commonalities among billions of webpages and millions of books, it highlights text that may need additional sourcing.

Online gaming and other digital activities cause problems in people's health, relationships and studies. Government centers treat teen boys and girls who struggle to cut down on use of tech devices.

Four recent studies highlight the effects of increasing money for schools. Some research shows that additional money led to higher test scores and college admissions rates, while another found the greatest benefit was to students from lower-income households.

Adolescents who checked social media more than three times daily had increased psychological distress, compared with those with lower social media use, according to a UK study in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Researchers also found that reduced sleep quality and elevated cyberbullying exposure accounted for about 60% of the correlation between very frequent…

Schools are investing in high-tech solutions to flag potential student perpetrators of violence such as mass shootings. Privacy experts and student advocates are concerned.

Students at a high school in east China's Anhui Province are having all their math tests marked by a computer, which will also analyze the results for teachers.

New teachers often feel isolated, overwhelmed, and unsuccessful. Unchecked, these conditions lead to turnover. Here's how principals can change the trajectory for new teachers.