Corrected: This story has been updated to more accurately describe how Mansfield Elementary’s test scores compare to those of other schools in Connecticut. When the doors to Mansfield Elementary ...

The state is among a handful to officially adopt such a definition, delineating both guided play and student-initiated play ...

Math is not always learned from textbooks. Sometimes, the best lessons begin around a kitchen table. A simple family activity ...

When he teaches a math class, Tom Fisher wants students to feel confused. At least, he wants them to feel that way occasionally and temporarily. Mostly an administrator these days, Fisher still ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

In April and May, Roy-Hart’s Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms were alive with enriching hands-on learning activities.

CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — Cabarrus County Schools is rolling out a new district‑wide strategy to boost kindergarten learning — play‑based instruction. Every kindergarten classroom in the district is now ...

A third grade student sets the last domino down in a row along the edge of a table while playing in Crystal O’Brien’s classroom at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City. Credit: Ariel ...

Imagine you are a mountaineer. Nothing excites you more than testing your skill, strength and resilience against some of the most extreme environments on the planet, and now you've decided to take on ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

Researchers have developed an AI-based learning system that recognizes strengths and weaknesses in mathematics by tracking eye movements with a webcam to generate problem-solving hints. This enables ...

Parents started a large-scale push for dedicated play-based learning in kindergarten, and 8 schools may see it happen next ...