On Feb. 26, Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski, Director of Assessment Christine Shea and Curriculum Director Susan Dargie gathered flower bouquets and balloons for a surprise delivery to the six ...

Driving past Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, I noticed a billboard that reads something like, “We treat your cancer like it’s YOUR cancer.” The message is more than a slogan. It ...

Students had to compile a portfolio and discuss it in an interview to demonstrate their understanding and ability to apply the knowledge.

Universities from Harvard to Hampshire have admitted significantly more students with disabilities over the last decade, as ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, if a high school student was down on their luck, short on time, and looking for an easy way out, cheating took real effort. You had a few different routes. You could beg your ...

Why have student test scores been declining for a decade in America? It’s hardly breaking news that American students are behind academically from where they used to be. But the specifics can get lost ...

Between 200 and 250 students at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts walked out of class around noon today as part of a larger ICE Out protest happening at schools ...

Welcome to Chalkbeat Ideas, a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Next week we have an online event with Education Department official Lindsey ...

As the regular application deadlines approach this month, getting into college is top of mind for many high school seniors. But students assume that if a college admits them, it means the school has ...

There’s a difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking that will help students effectively apply what they’ve learned all year. Many people see standardized testing as ...

Four years after the pandemic emergency ended and K-12 performance plunged nationwide, New Jersey’s third through eighth graders are finally edging up to be on par with pre-pandemic levels, although ...