The debate over online versus in-person classroom learning in K-12 education rages on, driven by concerns over student engagement, academic performance, and social-emotional development. Advocates of ...

New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online.

Here’s the dystopian scene: Students nationwide can’t read or do math at basic levels and don’t know elementary science or history facts, but there’s a big program to rewire their brains, massage ...

Allison Fritchman’s classroom at Allen High School is decked out with pink streamers, paper hearts and all things Taylor Swift. “She’s fun, she’s exciting, she’s inspiring,” Fritchman, a special ...

The focus on independence at American universities can undermine the academic performance of first-generation college students, Assistant Professor Nicole Stephens finds 3/15/2012 - A college ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - First generation college students get lower grades and are more likely to drop out - an "achievement gap" that threatens efforts to boost the number of college graduates.

Many students don’t do the reading and don’t speak up in class, according to a report. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech. By Anemona ...

A group of Harvard faculty members say many students at the Ivy League university are skipping class, skimming or ignoring reading assignments, avoiding challenging discussions, and still graduating ...