ECD estimates that achieving universal basic skills in core areas would boost worldwide GDP by around $700 trillion.

The assessments were the first since the pandemic for eighth graders in science and 12th graders in reading and math. They reflect a downward drift across grade levels and subject areas in previous ...

Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. By Troy Closson From suburbs in the Northeast to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. High school students hit historic lows in math and reading on national tests, continuing a decade-long decline ...

The United States is facing a twin crisis—one in education and the other in its labor market. The troubling decline in math proficiency among students raises a sobering question: Is this academic ...

Progressive Democrats never liked the accountability regime in the first place, and since then, progressives have ...

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. A survey of ...

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...

In some counties, the gap between wealthy school districts funded by “excess” local property taxes and neighboring districts funded by the Local Control Funding Formula continues to widen.

When Arjun K. Jaikumar left his private practice to work for Massachusetts as a public attorney, he made a commitment to the ...