State assessment results showed Michigan students made gains in math, science and social studies, yet the number of third graders who are proficient in reading — a pivotal benchmark in education — has ...

Twenty years in education has taught me much about politics. Every few years a report is released that seemingly proves that the public schools are failing and that there is one clear, short route to ...

Students will recap the major events from the Louisiana Purchase. In this lesson, students will recap the major events from the Louisiana Purchase. Mrs. Crawford will teach about "cause and effect" so ...

As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...

When Ben Zulauf started looking for a social studies curriculum just over two years ago, he wasn’t quite sure where to begin. Zulauf, the director of literacy and social studies in the Cicero School ...

Third graders across in the Anchorage School District have a brand new social studies curriculum. It’s a comprehensive look at Alaska Native history and culture. The district said it’s a ...

It’s official: South Dakota has a new set of social studies standards that educators will start teaching to students in the fall of 2025. That’s after the South Dakota Board of Education Standards ...

The number of third-graders with major reading problems has gotten worse since the start of the pandemic, just the latest red flag in Louisiana's uphill fight to improve its crippling literacy woes.