Data reveal access gaps to science, technology, engineering and math education among certain student populations, including minority and low-income students, teacher trainer and former scientist Anne Jolly writes in this blog post.

New research suggests that curiosity triggers chemical changes in the brain that help students better understand and retain information.

A New Hampshire high school has become a test case for using student-centered learning to boost performance and close the achievement gap.

Students in Wyoming elementary schools are learning math vocabulary and multiple methods for solving problems as part of a district's implementation of the Common Core State Standards.

Teens whose parents exerted greater psychological control over them were less likely to establish autonomy and outside connections than those with less-controlling parents, according to a study in the journal Child Development.

Some high-school teachers are finding ways to use massive open online courses in their classrooms as a supplemental source.

A new quiz designed to test parents and primary schoolchildren against the new maths curriculum has been launched today.

Adjusting clocks forward by an hour for the whole year would give children and teens more time to do moderate to vigorous physical activity each day, U.K. researchers wrote in the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Conflicts during the school day can spill over into students' home life and vice versa, creating a cycle of negative events for up to two days, according to a recent study in the journal Child Development.

Among 4- to 14-year-olds, smartphones and tablets are the most commonly used electronic devices, according to a recent survey from The NPD Group.

Schools increasingly are integrating mobile devices in the classroom, with some even adopting all-digital environments.

Today's students - often referred to as "digital natives" - are not any better at using technology than their teachers, according to a recent study of middle-school science teachers.