You rely on the internet for everyday tasks without even trying, but what happens when the internet isn’t there to help? As ...

High schoolers in Oregon won’t need to demonstrate basic competency in reading, writing or math in order to graduate for at least five more years because, according to education officials, such ...

A teacher with over a decade of experience says her students are showing up to class missing some surprisingly simple life ...

Much of the way math is taught was developed before we had neuroscientific insight into how the brain actually learns.

Teachers across the country are reporting that their young students have fallen dramatically behind on basic life skills, such as tying their shoes, following school shutdowns during the pandemic.

Emma Lambert easily passed the writing portion of the basic skills test required of Pennsylvania teaching candidates. The math section took a few more attempts. As for reading? She failed 12 times ...

The New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, has asked its members to urge Gov. Phil Murphy to sign a bill into law that would eliminate the basic skills tests in reading, ...

Which are the most basic skills youths need to succeed – not just to avoid trouble as they grow up, but to really thrive? It turns out an organization called the Search Institute has been quietly ...

Helping students learn to read is usually the job of early elementary educators. But teachers of older children—who report that nearly half of their students have difficulty reading—say they need more ...