Swayed by tech evangelists, the government has put programming on the curriculum. But will kids really be left behind without it?

Good grades in primary school and highly educated parents matter more than having highly educated teachers, according to a new study.

Goda kunskaper i matte är en viktig inträdesbiljett till de flesta karriärer. Musse hänger med ett barn som han inte vill ska gå samma väg som han själv. Tillsammans praoar de på olika arbetsplatser för att se vilka mattekunskaper som krävs för olika yrken. (webb-tv)

High-school English teacher Sean McComb writes in this blog post about how feedback from students helps him reflect on and improve his teaching practice. He shares how he used student-led focus groups and surveys to gather feedback.

Some school leaders, policymakers and researchers support the use of surveys for gathering data on students' social and emotional skills. In fact, proposed legislation to rewrite No Child Left Behind includes language about using such measures in school accountability. Nine of the largest school districts in California are testing the approach.

A Maryland elementary school is piloting a two-way robot system to allow a student receiving treatment for cancer to attend school. An iPad is affixed to the top of the rolling robot and allows the student to interact with teachers and students.

The introduction of Next Generation Science Standards has educators thinking creatively about how best to educate students on science.

It's not uncommon to see popular education strategies become muddied by people who don't understand them well.

Kommunala skolorganisationer kan spela en viktig roll för skolutveckling och för att implementera reformer. Men den lokala organisationens roll och mandat behöver bli tydligare för att dess bidrag ska bli så effektivt som möjligt. Det visar en avhandling från Göteborgs universitet.

Skollagen föreskriver att varje huvudman, förskola och fritidshem ska bedriva ett systematiskt kvalitetsarbete. Men hur man gör det varierar beroende på hur uppdraget tolkas i de olika verksamheterna.

Tidlig innsats har blitt et mantra i norske skoler og barnehager. Men kanskje skaper dette også problemer som ikke finnes, sier forsker i pedagogikk.

Schools and universities are the primary market drivers for consumer 3D printers, according to a new report.