This column was written by Liam Julian. The No Child Left Behind Act is up for reauthorization. Putting aside the philosophical problems that stem from increased federal interference in education, the ...

A mixed class of Year 2 and 3 students — equivalent to first and second grades in the United States — practices fractions at Beach Haven School in Auckland, New Zealand. The government has instituted ...

How many fifth-graders in the U.S. took the AP Calculus AB exam last year? Radu Rosu of Chapel Hill wanted to find the answer. He knew of one child who did - his 10-year-old son, Paul Rosu, who earned ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. An abysmal ...

The College Board released its 2016 SAT college-entrance test results today, see report here from the Washington Post “SAT scores fall modestly in a year of transition for college admission test.” As ...

The chart above (with the red ellipses added) is from the New York Times article “Where Boys Outperform Girls in Math: Rich, White and Suburban Districts” and is based on 260 million standardized ...

Spring break is over, and for students in elementary and middle schools across Long Island, it's not just back to the books. This week and a portion of next week are defined in part by the state math ...