K-12 Education

Alfie Latimer (4) from Dubai looks at an exhibit in the Science Museum, London August 4, 2015. London's Science Museum, and Natural History Museum are first and second most Googled Museums in the world according to London and Partners. The same research claims London is also the most Googled city in the world for art galleries, performing arts and innovative art and design. REUTERS/Paul Hackett TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - LR2EB84177MS2

Want scientifically literate students? Start with their parents.

Todd Grindal and Megan Silander

Friday, March 9, 2018

Students arrive for class at Mahnomen Elementary School in Mahnomen, Minnesota.

A time for school choice? If so, let’s make sure we ask the right questions

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Students listen as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall at the Royal Agricultural Halls in London, Britain

Meeting children’s needs: An international perspective on personalized learning

Amelia Peterson

Thursday, March 1, 2018

A girl writes a note on a banner placed on the fence of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to commemorate the victims of the mass shooting, in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - RC19240F3100

There are ways to make schools safer and teachers stronger—but they don’t involve guns

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Elementary school children use electronic tablets

EdTech in the classroom: Friend or foe?

Alina von Davier

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Visitors look at works by North Korean artists at the Mansudae Art Museum in Beijing

An unexpectedly positive result from arts-focused field trips

Friday, February 16, 2018

Kyle Schwartz (C), a 3rd grade teacher, works with students Mckylah Lenkiewicz (L) and Juliana Enquist in her classroom at Doull Elementary School in Denver April 17, 2015. Schwartz, who posted notes from her third grade class online and started a social media whirlwind under the hashtag #IWishMyTeacherKnew said on Friday the assignment had been a revelation for her. REUTERS/Rick Wilking - GF10000063458

Research-based practices in preparing teachers before they enter the workforce

Johanna Pöysä-Tarhonen and Esther Care

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Students learn how to use a video camera in a "Communicational Guerrillas" class at Fermin Toro high school in Caracas May 5, 2010. Venezuelan adolescents have joined a plan called "Communicational Guerrillas" supported by the government. Their mission is to combat private media's messages through traditional tools such as radio and television. Some groups have also chosen expressions such as graffiti with political messages. Picture taken May 5, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS) - GM1E6570KXS01

Innovation in everyday teaching: No more waiting for Superman

Alejandro Paniagua

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Kindergarden student Misko (4) plays with puzzles next to a teacher and volunteer in an empty school, closed during a one-day strike by local teachers seeking higher salaries and better work conditions.

Performance pay can bring stronger teachers into the classroom

Michael Hartney

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

A teacher conducts a German lesson for children of a welcome class for immigrants from Syria, Egypt and South Korea at the Katharina-Heinroth primary school in Berlin, Germany, September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch - LR2EB9B0VE1VJ

New teaching model yields learning improvement for students in math

Michael Hansen and Ben Backes

Thursday, January 25, 2018