K-12 Education

Multi-ethnic group of students, African descent teacher in science class They are taking a review quiz after doing an experiment.

Understanding and addressing teacher shortages in the United States

Thomas S. Dee and Dan Goldhaber

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Newark Prep Charter School students listen to academic coach, Robbie Garland, while taking part in an advisory session at the school in Newark, New Jersey

A seat at the table: Black leaders dissatisfied with the K-12 education system, ready to engage in reform

Meredith B.L. Anderson

Friday, April 21, 2017

Parker Roos, who suffers from Fragile X, shares a laugh with his mother Holly and his sister Allison as they dye Easter eggs at their home in Canton, Illinois, April 4, 2012. Scientists and drug companies are in advanced trials with the first drugs expressly designed to correct problems underlying many forms of autism, offering new hope for families like Parker's. Picture taken April 4, 2012.

The importance of high quality general education for students in special education

Elizabeth Setren and Nora Gordon

Thursday, April 20, 2017

A student exits a bus as he arrives at Venice High School in Los Angeles, California

As states submit ESSA plans, policymakers must design responsible school rating systems

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Two-year-and-three-month-old Carlson Chuen undertakes a test of identifying objects during a mock interview, as part of a specialized class preparing toddlers for kindergarten.

Puzzling it out: The current state of scientific knowledge on pre-kindergarten effects

Deborah A. Phillips, Mark W. Lipsey, Kenneth A. Dodge, Ron Haskins, Daphna Bassok, Margaret R. Burchinal, Greg J. Duncan, Mark Dynarski, Katherine A. Magnuson, and Christina Weiland

Monday, April 17, 2017

Kyle Schwartz, 3rd grade teacher, works with students at Doull Elementary School in Denver

Redefining accountability to treat teachers and leaders like the professionals they are

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Children play on a carousel at a kindergarten in Baokang, Hubei province February 29, 2008. China, worried about an aging population, is studying scrapping its controversial one-child policy but will not do away with family-planning policies altogether, a senior official said. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA) CHINA OUT - RTR1XPS5

Is your child ready for kindergarten?

Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and Stephanie Howard Larson

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Students arrive for school in Mahnomen school district in Mahnomen, Minnesota

The gap within the gap

Susan M. Dynarski and Katherine Michelmore

Thursday, April 13, 2017

A high school student tests a "Quipus" laptop during a presentation ceremony in El Alto, July 31, 2014. Some 15,000 public school students received the laptops, assembled by Bolivian state-run company Quipus, during the ceremony. According to local media, El Alto schools will receive a total of some 140,000 laptops this year as part of a government initiative to provide final-year high school students with access to a new laptop, aiming to incorporate the use of new technology in educational institutions. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: EDUCATION POLITICS SOCIETY) - RTR40UBC

Teaching for the 21st century: Broader skills for global citizens

Esther Care, Sean Slade, Ramya Vivekanandan, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Students take their examination in south China's Guangdong province

What international test scores reveal about American education

Friday, April 7, 2017