If scripted lesson plans produce the results their supporters claim, then no need exists to hire teachers in the first place (“Goodbye, Mr. & Ms. Chips,” Commentary, July 18, 2007). School boards ...

These instructional materials offer many advantages such as ensuring that students experience mathematics instruction aligned with grade-level standards, providing teachers with consistent, ...

Sunlight streamed through an oversized classroom window in Kisauni—a slum in Mombasa, Kenya—as a group of 6-year-olds fixed their eyes on their teacher. As he rhapsodized about the intricacies of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fort Worth ISD crossing guard Melissa Leslie, center, helps families cross the street after students’ final day of the school year ...

University of Georgia professor Peter Smagorinsky is back with another interesting column today. He delves into why a dedicated and effective teacher left the profession, focusing on the number of ...

Scripted teaching curricula are becoming more ubiquitous across our school districts. Scripted curriculum literally gives teachers a script to read verbatim, mandated pacing guides, and pre-determined ...

In a recent Commentary, Dennis Baron blasts the reading lesson that was being observed by President Bush in a Florida classroom on 9/11 (“The President’s Reading Lesson,” Sept. 8, 2004). The overly ...

In her just-released book, “The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups” (Viking), noted early childhood educator and Silliman College associate master Erika Christakis ...

Buffalo got to meet Pamela Brown, the third superintendent finalist, yesterday. There's plenty more from yesterday's interview with Brown that we couldn't fit into today's story. Here's some of it: - ...

In the weeks leading up to the announcement that the Texas Education Agency is taking over the Fort Worth Independent School District, parents and community members worried the district would roll out ...