Students are reading fewer nonfiction books than fiction and often reading below their ability levels, according to a recent report from Renaissance Learning, the company behind the Accelerated Reader program. The report was compiled from anonymized and aggregated data on nearly 10 million U.S. students in first through 12th grades.

Outdoor nurseries are sweeping the UK, their focus on fresh air and child-centred learning rather than testing. But can they prepare children for our technology-obsessed world?

Researchers in Australia and elsewhere say that students are falling behind in basic math skills due to an over-reliance on technology and the abandonment of traditional teaching methods such as rote memorisation.

Technology firms, including Google, have found success with a strategy that allows employees to spend one-fifth of their time on "passion projects." Now, the approach appears to be catching on in education, with some teachers setting aside time for students to work on inquiry-based projects.

An innovative school in New York City is on the cutting edge of using data to improve teaching and learning -- showing that future educators may be part teacher, part data scientist. Teachers there have adopted "formative assessments" and are using data to inform everything from lesson plans to where students sit in the classroom.

A teacher's words are extremely powerful, asserts veteran educator Cheryl Mizerny. In this blog post, she writes that she has learned how to use her words, and that her classroom climate reflects that her students are valued.

As the temperature drops and the nights draw in, welcome winter into your classroom with lots of teaching ideas and resources.

Naturen är öppen och dynamisk. I en avhandling vid Göteborgs universitet undersöks vad och hur barnen erfar och lär ute i naturen.

Nationellt centrum för matematikutbildning, NCM, lanserar i samarbete med Bleking tekniska högskola en ny webbsida: Mattetalanger, om elever som är särskilt begåvade i matematik.

Experts share their views on how teachers can manage workloads and avoid burnout – without falling behind on marking.

I en ny avhandling vid Umeå universitet visar Maria Levlin hur elever med lässvårigheter i årskurs 2 ofta har svårigheter även med hörförståelse. Studien visar i sin tur hur dessa lässvårigheter och brist på hörförståelse förutsäger skolresultaten i nationella proven i åk 3.

Ulla Ek är professor i specialpedagogik på specialpedagogiska institutionen vid Stockholms universitet. Hon bedriver forskning som handlar om barn i skolan med uppmärksamhet och koncentrationssvårigheter.