In her book about educational jargon published in July, education historian Diane Ravitch includes a number of terms I hear tossed around in the field of educating English-language learners...

Like many fifth-graders, Mallory Greenfield cannot wait for physical education class -- but it used to be just once or twice a week...

I recommend everyone read today's comprehensive U-T story about the new state test scores and schools chief Jack O'Connell's surprising candor about the persistent racial/ethnic gaps in test results...

Many social reformers have long said that low academic achievement among inner-city children cannot be improved significantly without moving their families to better neighborhoods, but new reports released today that draw on a unique set of data throw cold water on that theory...