The promise of eighth grade algebra and the loss of upper school students to private schools were two focuses for a School ...

The Nation's Report Card shows nationwide declines in both math and reading, with 12th-grade reading scores falling to their ...

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up ...

Mathematics has been the broccoli of school subjects for generations of Australian teenagers. Often pushed aside, dreaded, or even feared, nearly one third of students opt out of any senior math ...

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 ...

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’ ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Joe Flacco’s return to the Browns had plenty of exciting moments. But he wasn’t able to get the job done as he and the Browns lost at home to the Bengals, 17-16, on Sunday. Flacco ...