Reading proficiency dropped 5 percentage points statewide while math inched up. The unusual drop in reading scores raised eyebrows among testing experts.

As New York reinstated standard Regents exam requirements, graduation rates dipped — especially for students with disabilities and English learners.

Here’s why Zohran Mamdani won’t have control over New York City’s school board during his first six months in office.

The data comes from a test given to high school seniors in 2024.

The Sociology and Education Program in the Department of Education Policy & Social Analysis at Teachers College, Columbia University (EPSA) is seeking a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor w...

NYC officials claimed credit for a 7 percentage point bump in reading scores, but experts said it’s difficult to draw a link to Mayor Adams’ curriculum overhaul.

“These results are good news, but it is too early to determine whether this is a useful step towards the intended goal or irrelevant noise,” one literacy expert said.

Separating fears from facts

Separating fears from facts

“It's hard sometimes to distinguish test prep from genuine instruction, but this really looks a lot like test prep,” one expert said.

The Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis (EPSA) at Teachers College, Columbia University seeks applications for a Full-time Lecturer, in the Sociology & Education Program for a three yea...

A Baltimore judge has temporarily blocked Trump’s DEI ban, but experts warn that federal funding may still be at risk.

Trump's plan to reduce or shut it would hit NJ's poorest children, students with disabilities, & college students who receive federal grants and loans.

Recent test results show most fourth and eighth graders don't read on grade level. That's been true for decades, so what's going on?

The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress reveal an uneven road to recovery from pandemic learning disruptions.

Families in Washington Heights are being pushed out by rising rents and costs, and New York City is losing its youngest demographic group.

Linda McMahon is a North Carolina native who is perhaps best known as the co-founder of the company now known as World Wrestling Entertainment.

Thirty-seven percent of teachers, principals, and district leaders said in a survey that this is happening in their schools.

"One thing I'll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington, D.C.," President-elect Trump vowed in 2023.

Many parents feel the need to be in constant contact with their children.

Thousands of educators could lose their jobs now that COVID relief is ending. Newer teachers may be first to go, and many will be teachers of color.

The data comes as state education officials are engaged in a multi-year effort to rethink high school graduation requirements.

The percentage of Americans estimated to be "suffering" was 4.3 percent in the last quarter of 2023, according to Gallup's National Health and Well-Being Index.

Across the country, more school districts are making the change to a four-day school week. NewsHour Communities Correspondent Gabrielle Hays traveled to one of those districts in Missouri to see how ...

School districts across the country are trying to attract and retain teachers by shifting to a four-day school week In Missouri, nearly a third of the distri...

A new report, released Monday, offers 12 recommendations for how the state’s graduation measures can improve.

In South Korea, tens of thousands protest to change a law adopted to prevent child abuse

A new study facilitated by Alex Bowers aims to put equity at the forefront of data management

Smaller classes are popular with families and teachers. But a new law that mandates class size reductions will disproportionately benefit lower-need campuses.

There have been skirmishes about whether or not the improved Mississippi reading scores are real and what they mean. They indicate genuine, although modest, progress in the literacy skills of young Mi...