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Different techniques of math education open new avenues to help students grasp basic concepts, unlocking access to a vast ...

Fewer third- through eighth-graders in Warren County are proficient in math and English language arts in 2025 than in 2024. The state Education Department recently released results of the 2025 PSSA ...

A top-rated public university says many of its students can’t round numbers or add fractions.

Local students ranging from first grade through high school are invited to check out the fields of science, technology, ...

When the College Board canceled SAT testing in 2020, hundreds of colleges adopted test-optional admissions policies for that ...

Arvest Bank gifted two local teachers with $500 each during the bank's annual "We Love Teachers" initiative to help purchase ...

Much of the opposition to standardized tests stems not from the idea that they don’t work but from the realization that they ...

Naomi Brandstetter, a fifth-grade student at Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School, had a long list of reasons Monday why Maddie ...

Michigan students are making progress in math, but are scoring sluggishly in reading, according to a new report out from Michigan State University.

Every once in a while, a state or city discovers a new and better way to educate poor children. Inevitably, a group of ...

Mike Mazzei has a background in both public and private work in Oklahoma, serving as a state senator for 12 years and later ...