The new courses are part of the state’s push to offer options other than Advanced Placement. Jeffrey S. Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 education policy and schools. Reach him at ...

From recurring abrupt decisions to the latest sudden reversal of a school reopening directive, the Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) expressed its utter dismay at the confusion the Ministry of ...

Local Registrar for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) noted that while the pass rate for private schools is high, the government-run institutions are trailing. In a recent briefing, Dr. Myrick ...

Mike Miles is taking a victory lap. Last month, the Houston Independent School District’s state-appointed superintendent unveiled the district’s latest standardized-test results at a packed school ...

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Lansing — A bill pushed through the Michigan House on Thursday would broaden the types of courses Michigan high school students can count toward graduation, add a required “workforce development” ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new bill proposed by Florida lawmakers is looking to eliminate algebra and English exam requirements for high school graduation. Filed in February, SB 166 proposes removing these ...

Officials at a Florida jail say half of the immigrant detainees without criminal charges were turned over to ICE-- but then sent back. Florida veteran post commander accused of 40 counts of possession ...

Even years later, San Francisco Unified School District casts a shadow over attempts to quash long-standing disparities in math. In 2014, the district pushed algebra to ninth grade from eighth grade, ...

New York City has got a math problem. Less than half of city kids passed the state Algebra 1 Regents exam this past school year, after the Department of Education introduced a controversial new math ...

This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. Like learning to read by third grade, taking eighth grade math is a pivotal moment in a child’s education. Students who pass Algebra 1 in ...

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