In the United States, education is primarily under the purview of the states. Although the federal government has taken a larger role since the creation of the Department of Education in 1979 and the ...

On Tuesday, Massachusetts voters considered a slate of ballot questions. Ballot Question 2 stood out in the midst of the four other questions as the only ballot initiative asking about education.

The Swedish Minister of Education's announcement about rolling back the nation's digitization strategy caught international attention. Not because of the ministry’s U-turn (U-turns are the DNA of ...

Not all state standards are created equal.

This post is by Ron Berger, Chief Academic Officer for Expeditionary Learning. What would student work look like if it met educational standards, beautifully? What would students sound like when ...

The 1989 Charlottesville education summit was a critical point in the development of the movement for standards-based accountability in public education. Here is how it fits into the broader picture.

More police agencies, from big-city departments to federal agencies, are lowering education standards for new recruits — a sign of how much the profession is changing as it struggles to recruit and ...

A new California law requiring students to be up-to-date on vaccinations before enrolling in public schools was put into place July 1, and this school year is the first to witness its implementation.

The National Science Education Standards are designed to guide our nation toward a scientifically literate society. Founded in exemplary practice and research, the Standards describe a vision of the ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The landscape of Black history education in Florida has been shifting, with teachers adapting their lesson plans to align with new state standards. In 2023, Florida updated its ...

Twenty-seven states have said they will adopt the recently unveiled national education standards, and several other states are expected to sign on in the next two weeks. The Obama administration has ...

Louisiana Department of Education releases draft revisions to updated P.E. standards ...