As teacher David Ramirez strode around his 7th-grade classroom at Oakland’s Urban Promise Academy, he was taking on a central challenge of the new Common Core standards: how to ensure that students ...

Megan Sommers projects her computer screen for her class of English language learners on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at Taylor Allderdice High School in Squirrel Hill. (Photo by Anastasia ...

Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform - and more rigorous - standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released. Supporters of the project led ...

I read about rising student math scores and lagging reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (Nov. 9, 2011). I find it true that English isn’t getting the focus that it needs.

Even to English-speaking students, getting introduced to new math vocabulary can be like learning a foreign language. English as a Second Language and math teachers at Memorial Middle School have made ...

Cindy Garcia has been a bilingual educator for 17 years and is currently a districtwide specialist for bilingual/ESL mathematics. She is active on Twitter @CindyGarciaTX and on her blog: One of the ...

In California and across the country, English learners are too frequently an afterthought. Though they are one of the largest student groups — California has more than 1 million students who are ...

Hays USD 489 received a Silver Award for its graduation rate, which exceeded the state average. Districts with a graduation rate of 93% to 94.9% earn a Silver Award. Gold Awards are given to districts ...

Thanks in part to a recent Wells Fargo Gives grant of $10,000, Kindergarten through 5th grade youth of the Christian Activity Center in East St. Louis will have access to degreed teachers, math ...

English, math and science scores for Napa and Sonoma county students improved in the 2024-25 school year, according to new state data released Thursday. But even as the region’s results inch forward, ...