I love reading paper books. The process of perusing bookstore and library shelves. The feeling of turning pages and the way they smell.A few years ago, my…

By the time they are just 18 months old, kids from low-income families and those from higher-income families display significant differences in their…

There are more than 90,000 kids in Michigan schools whose primary language is not English.The number of these English language learners has grown 45 % in…

U.S. Education Secretary John B. King, Jr. is urging all states to eliminate corporal punishment - punishments like spanking or paddling - from schools.In…

Nearly 2 million kids in the U.S. -- 3.4% of all K-12 students -- were home-schooled in 2012, according to a new report from National Center for Education…

America's K-12 classrooms are more racially diverse than ever. The number of students who identify as minorities outnumber white students for the first…

Research suggests that among school-related factors, teacher quality is one of the most important determinants of student success. That's why recruiting…

The pursuit of higher education can be expensive. Many people graduate from college with a degree and crushing student loan debt to match.This is…

Nearly 10 years after the recession, school funding is still way down in some states. That's according to a new report released Thursday by the Center on…

For decades, grading students - from A to F - has been a standard method of measuring and communicating their skill, understanding, and mastery.But could…