Classical schools focus on Western content and American ideals. "We are going to honor the creation of our flag. We are going to honor George Washington," one principal said.

As state government tightens the vise on low achievement in Michigan schools, with looming takeovers and shutdowns and now with the new third-grade retention legislation, a powerful method for lifting ...

The style of teaching in the Clarke County School District is about to change how students learn. This change will be implemented through a new program called Advancement Via Individual Determination.

If you’re reading this and grew up going to Western schools, you might remember your teachers following this basic formula: Explain a subject from the blackboard, ask the kids questions that test ...

What is SoTL and why do we need it? SoTL is a systematic, research-based field of study concerned with identifying, understanding, and sharing effective teaching practices that impact student learning ...

A famous Vietnamese mathematician has said that current math teaching and learning reveal two major bottlenecks: curricula ...

In classrooms across the state, children are learning to read from teachers required to use new tools, research and instruction. Known as the “science of reading,” this approach draws upon decades of ...

Budding violinists around the world cut their teeth on a series of folk songs, Bach minuets, and of course, “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” all included in the first of 10 books in Shinichi Suzuki’s ...