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This story was updated on Oct. 14, 2015. The recently released Common Core-aligned test results show the percentage of California high school students identified as ready, or on pace to be ready by ...

English/Language Arts teachers often ask me what technology can do for them. After all, eBooks are revolutionizing both the weight of students’ backpacks and the local bookstore’s bottom line. But the ...

When it comes to language learning, an old adage rings true: a picture is worth a thousand words. There is growing evidence that the arts—be it a picture, drama, song, or dance—may help children with ...

Science proficiency exceeded expectations, increasing six points over 2024, something Nebraska Commissioner of Education Dr.

The district’s English Language Arts achievement is rising along with mathematics scores improving. Additionally, fewer ...

Hoping to help your fourth-grader with reading and writing skills? Here are some basic tips that experts suggest for any fourth-grader. Encourage your child to learn to make a good argument. If your ...

When: Hempfield education and programs committee meeting, July 20. What happened: Doug Dandridge, assistant superintendent, presented data on the elementary English language arts programs the district ...

Students who took the PARCC field test last spring reported having a much tougher time on the mathematics exam than on the English/language arts test. According to a new report, released Wednesday, ...

Note: Applications for Fall 2026 and beyond are open. (This program is currently not accepting applications for the Fall 2025-Spring 2026 year.) UMass Lowell offers two online graduate programs to ...