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 ...

More than half of city public school students still don’t have a basic grasp of math and English, according to the latest round of state test results released Wednesday. Overall, 46.7 percent of kids ...

More than half of city school kids still can’t handle basic math or English, even though this year’s state exams scores ticked up slightly, according to state data released Thursday. While state ...

More than half of primary school teachers say their students are getting better at maths, an Education Review Office report shows. But it said students were not being taught enough complex things like ...

Amid the constant tinkering around education standards and requirements in Washington, it’s important to step back, take a breath and ask a basic question: Exactly what do we want in a high school ...