A third-grade teacher is going viral for charging her students rent on their desks and other classroom items in an effort to motivate them and teach them real-world money management. Shelby Lattimore ...

As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...

Third grade retention policies could lead to better student scores, even before any children are held back, a new study suggests. The findings, from researchers at American University and Syracuse ...

While Massachusetts continues to stand near the top in most education ratings, its public schools are struggling with teaching literacy.

Introduced in 1998, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District’s Spanish-English dual immersion program continues to develop ...

Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...