Using the learning model called Instructional Empowerment, students in the Cedar Rapids school district work in teams of three or four to tackle questions posed by the teacher, fostering a culture of ...

Brazil hope their second-half collapse against Japan will be a wake-up call ahead of their World Cup campaign. Carlo Ancelotti's men went into Tuesday's international friendly in Tokyo on the back of ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Caddo Parish is drawing a line in the sand -- this school year, what students know may matter more than what they score on tests. Caddo Parish School Board members recently advanced ...

Our math and reading scores have been declining for a decade. The “Southern Surge” should be a wake-up call. Emily Scherer has been teaching fifth-grade English in Newport, Vermont, for nearly a ...

My daughter “Karina” just entered first grade. Just last evening, I got a call from her teacher about her behavior. Karina reads well and is apparently well ahead of the rest of her class. I was asked ...

Fort Worth students will learn about reading through new materials that include Bible stories starting next year after trustees adopted Texas-developed lessons. FWISD Superintendent Karen Molinar said ...

All of the Taunton Public School district's elementary schools will launch a new early literacy tutoring program targeting first-grade students. The program is a partnership with the Massachusetts ...

Michigan's third graders have struggled to pass the state's annual assessment every spring, with the proportion of students passing the test declining nearly every year since the test's inception. In ...

On Monday morning, Oria Mor — the younger sister of hostage Eitan Mor — began her first day of first grade at a school in Kiryat Arba. Oria arrived at school accompanied by her parents, Tzvika and ...

POST FALLS, Idaho – The Post Falls School District has experienced a significant increase in their Idaho reading indicator test scores, placing them first among all school districts in Idaho. Anna ...

Rick Santelli, CNBC’s veteran reporter, quickly learned the ups and downs of being a trader. On the Top Traders Unplugged podcast, Santelli recalled a story about his first trade, from the Chicago ...