New legislation will improve screening for students in kindergarten through the third grade, with parent-notified support plans and interventions for at-risk students.

It is no secret that Mississippi has generally not been the cream of the crop in terms of education in recent history. In 2013, the Magnolia State ranked 49th in Grade 4 Reading, 50th in Grade 4 Math, ...

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

The enthusiasm for California’s free preschool program for 4-year-olds is tempered by concerns that its benefits may fade ...

My daughter is struggling in seventh grade pre-algebra and one reason is the foundational math she never truly mastered ...

Cohen: In a country increasingly pitted against itself, tutoring is one of the last remaining policies that has a chance to ...

In the vast majority of schools around the United States, the academic gap between the highest- and lowest-achieving students has grown significantly since 2005, according to a recently released ...

On a typical day at Beebout Veterinary Medical Center, Charlotte Hargreaves might be drawing up vaccines, assisting with surgery or calming an anxious animal before an exam.

The 74 reports a new framework by PowerMyLearning identifies four key pillars for effective math education in young learners: content, competencies, ways of thinking, and motivators.

Youngsters, especially pre-school age children, are intellectual sponges. Language experts have researched the cognitive abilities of young children as compared with older children, teenagers, and ...

Mississippi fourth graders’ average math scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress were higher than ...

Achievement is still lower for kids who were toddlers during the pandemic—even though they didn't experience school closures.