The city and the teachers union reached a landmark deal today that will let educators retire earlier with a full pension in exchange for a first-ever performance-based pay system...

Scholars, activists, and business and education leaders have launched a new research group that will study what works, and what doesn’t, in New York City’s widely watched bid to improve its schools...

Three books about language, a review of 'The Spanish Bow,' and readers' picks...

Last week, the results of a national test called the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that Washington fourth- and eighth-graders score above average compared to their counterparts in other states...