One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

About seven years ago, some friends who had high school-age children urged me to attend a meeting to discuss our district’s math curriculum, called College Preparatory Math (CPM). Until then I hadn’t ...

Lloyd Alexander once said, “We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from the answer itself.” I love this quote because I’ve witnessed the truth of it ...

Inquiry-based science education focuses primarily on developing students’ thinking and problem-solving abilities, as well as on their practical skills and dexterity (Hattie, 2008). Hattie (2008) also ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

Earlier this week, I wrote about the history of progressive math education, the culture wars it has inspired over the past hundred years, and the controversy over the California Math Framework. Today, ...

What does it take to change teaching practices across a whole state, shifting the way teachers work in dozens, or even hundreds, of districts? That question has been at the heart of the “science of ...

The Illinois State Board of Education approved its first-ever Statewide Numeracy Plan to improve math instruction. Peter ...