Opinion

California’s reading reforms drive push for better math skills in early grades

Some of the supporters of the phonics curriculum California adopted last year are now urging statewide math screening for young students.
Oklahoma Watch

From Top Half to Near Last: How Oklahoma’s Schools Lost Three Decades of Ground and What Can Be Learned from Mississippi

Oklahoma's student outcomes have fallen to near the bottom nationally, ranking 48th on the Nation's Report Card after dropping from the top half in the 1990s. Researchers point to states like ...

Here's an expert's advice in helping your kids with math homework

Meet the former classroom instructional coach in charge of the state's new effort to turn around math performance in public ...

Oklahoma could expand private school tax credits with money meant for pensions

Senate leaders propose redirecting $254 million from the teacher pension fund to expand private school tax credits and ...
LAist

California invested billions into a new grade for 4-year-olds — without a plan to evaluate it

Experts say California isn't studying its own transitional kindergarten program, despite research that has shown a public ...