The boy picks up “new concepts at lightning speed and [retains] them effortlessly,” according to his parents Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...

American high-school seniors’ scores on major math and reading tests fell to their lowest levels on record, according to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Education Department. Twelfth-graders’ ...

The UAE economy is projected to expand by 4.5 per cent in 2025, placing it ahead of all regional peers, said the UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri told delegates at Abu ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer discovered something remarkable while studying the Harlem Children's Zone. They had eliminated the racial achievement gap in math and cut it by a third in reading. But ...

A decade-long slide in high schoolers' reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders' scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to ...

The writing’s on the wall — if you can read it. Sobering national test results show more high school seniors are struggling with math and reading than at any point in recent decades, with Education ...

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The latest results from the so-called Nation’s Report Card are out, and they paint a sobering picture of academic achievement across the country. The National Center for Education Statistics has ...

Math equations used to be a daily chore for many elementary schoolers. But entering adulthood means those less mathematically inclined often never have to think about them ever again. And it appears ...

TWO. WELL, WE HAVE NOW CONFIRMED FIVE TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE DON’T SEE ALL THAT OFTEN AROUND HERE. IN FACT, THE LAST TIME WE HAD THAT MANY TORNADOES ...