In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by third grade — gets a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Early reading skills have been shown to have a profound ...

The cognitive flexibility that comes from being multilingual can give students a boost in math—if teachers know how to build on English learners’ strengths. Seventy-seven percent of 8th-grade ...

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Just a few months after California overhauled the way it teaches children to read, a new bill takes on math education ...

Educational posters hang on a wall inside a transitional kindergarten classroom at Ira Harbison Elementary School in National City. Credit: Adriana Heldiz / CalMatters photo Noozhawk republishes news ...