Corrected: This story has been updated to correct the number of districts participating in Washington state’s Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative. Every state now allows schools to embrace competency ...

While old textbooks, dittos and film strips are rarely seen in most K-12 schools, there’s no federal law requiring districts to replace those learning tools with ...

What you need to know about the new string of classroom censorship and book ban attacks impacting students and teachers across the country. Here, we break down the new string of classroom censorship ...

Education officials in Missouri are hopeful that new state social-emotional learning standards will eventually help them combat the core challenge of teacher turnover. Over half of the state’s new ...

A preschooler at the Carrie Murray Nature Center Forest Preschool fills a bucket with water from a stream in Leakin Park. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...

The Center for American Progress’ data dashboard allows users to explore national- and state-level data trends on a range of child care and early learning topics. Read more and explore additional ...

This story was first published in EducationNC. Policymakers across the political spectrum ran for office on child care issues in 2024. From the presidential campaigns to local races, Democrats and ...

Texas fourth and seventh graders spend a year steeped in the state’s history learning about the Texas Revolution, Sam Houston and Barbara Jordan. But that may change soon. Students would have to study ...