New Hampshire is the first state to change its education policies to credit high school students — and soon elementary and middle school students, too — for progressing based on what they’ve mastered, not the number of hours they spend in school.

In an article for Pacific Standard Battina Chang writes that just 12 minutes of aerobic exercise closed the pre-existing score gap between low-income and higher-income students in the study.

Learning computational thinking and its language, various forms of computer code, needs to be elevated to the same level of importance as reading as writing, lest we risk perpetuating inequality in public education, argues Tasneem Raja in her Mother Jones article.

Learning resources can include not only online materials — courses, worksheets, videos, podcasts and the like — but also things like your local library or museum, or even your backyard. Here’s an overview of some of the types of resources to consider.

The long school year is coming to an end and one primary teacher has a few things to share.

Parents evenings aren't our idea of a fun night out, your complicated grading systems are impenetrable and it would be nice if you talked to us before a crisis.

New study is a vindication of the technique which teaches children to read using phonetic sounds rather than letters.

Hur man använder engelskan i undervisningen är viktigare för språkinlärningen än hur mycket det används. Det menar BethAnne Yoxsimer Paulsrud som disputerat på en avhandling om hur ämnesundervisning på engelska bedrivs i gymnasieskolan.

Dan Olweus, professor i personlighetspsykologi, har tillsammans med andra forskat på en stor grupp ungdomar i USA och Oslo. Den digitala mobbningen är väldigt vanlig, och här berättar han om vad de kom fram till när de studerade över 1 miljon elever i amerikanska skolor (webb-tv).

The stereotypical notion of creative geniuses forgoing sleep as they scribble or paint or solve equations might be way off. Some of the most creative minds in history went to bed surprising early and got up late.

There’s a steady stream of hype surrounding the pluses and pitfalls of classroom tablet computers. But for a growing number of special education students tablets and their apps are proving transformative.

It’s still early days in research around games and learning, but a few significant studies show important trends.