Recording and observing themselves teaching has been a "saving grace," suggest Keisha Motley, a fourth-grade teacher, and Jessica Reynolds, a math interventionist. In this blog post, the educators share how they use the videos to help improve teaching and learning.

Business software company Oracle is building a space on its California campus for an existing public charter school through a partnership between Oracle and Design Tech High School. The partnership will include new workshop space for students and opportunities for company employees to mentor students.

When examining changes at Washington Elementary this school year, the walls jump out first. A new mural waits inside the front door. Students’ pictures adorn hallways. Teachers' classrooms have their own custom paint jobs.

The on-time high-school graduation rate for the class of 2015-16 was 84.1% -- up from 83.2% the previous year -- according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Data show improvement among students of color, students with disabilities and students from low-income families, but some gaps still remain.

Children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who played a video game for four weeks showed signs of improvement in a study of 348 children between ages 8 and 12. The company that produces the game plans to seek approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to make the first prescription video game.

Students may opt to take a gap year between high school and college for a variety of reasons, including to gain work experience before their undergraduate studies or to travel and expand their cultural horizons.

Trots att svenska elever presterat dåligt i matematiktester i internationella mätningar de senaste åren, så kan trenden vända med hjälp av förändringar i undervisningen.

Skolerne og lærerne skal have friheden til at dyrke fagligheden tilbage lyder et bud på, hvordan børns læseevner igen kan blive bedre.

By focusing on coping strategies and schoolwide supports, school counselors are helping students manage and mitigate their anxiety.

Schools can improve how students learn fractions by offering more training to teachers and using clear explanations in lessons, asserts Robert Siegler, a professor of cognitive psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. In this commentary, he outlines interventions that show promise.

What we think we know isn't always accurate. The American Educational Research Association just released a special issue of its journal on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in education.

Stora barngrupper och ökad boendesegregation gör det svårare för fritidshem att ge en likvärdig utbildning. Den slutsatsen dras i en ny avhandling där fritidshem har följts under lång tid.