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Fixing Troubled Schools Requires Collective Action

How Much Do Instructional Reforms Actually Improve Schools? (Opinion)

A new book asks whether improvement science delivers—and finds the biggest obstacles are mundane.

30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts

Math and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around?

San Marcos CISD outlines plans to improve student performance

San Marcos CISD is outlining new strategies to improve student performance at Mendez Elementary School and San Marcos High School.

'We have no failures:' Principal says new schools initiative showing progress in student success

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana education leaders met to review how schools will be measured under the state's new accountability system.Members of Louisiana's Board of Elementar...

101 Unique Student Council Ideas To Build Community and Spirit

Encourage camaraderie at school.

Why High Schools Are the Linchpin

Our schools are weakest in their joints-those points where students pass from one school to the next. Students can pass every high school class and still find themselves in remedia...

Community partnerships play vital role in improved IN reading scores

An Education Scorecard report ranks Indiana students as having among the best reading rates in the country and community partnerships have taken a major role in improving lagging t...

20+ Truly Coveted Rewards for High School Students

Offer high-quality, goal-based rewards for high school students to get teens involved in their school community, improve class morale, and foster academic success.

Ontario Putting Student Achievement First as Students Return to School

Record education funding supporting new classroom resources, updated curriculum and clearer standards for students across the province

The NY Times Asked 30 Researchers (Two-Thirds Who Had Never Taught In A K-12 Classroom) How To Improve Schools. Here Ar...

  I’ve got nothing against most university professors, and count several as friends.  I have learned much from some of them, and continue to do so. However, my mind was a big boggl...

Australia's standout schools have a few things in common

Learn how 33 leading schools are redefining student achievement

Student News Now: San Marcos CISD works to improve academic performance

In this week’s episode of Student News Now on KXAN+, the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District is working to improve performance at several campuses after the Texas E...

How Two Districts Are Shaping Pre-K Learning

Superintendents say a strong strategic vision and high-quality PD are key.

Empower­ment Zone Turns Around Some, Not All, Strug­gling Schools

Back-to-School Security Checks K–12 Schools Should Make Every Year

The start of the school year brings a familiar checklist for K–12 leaders: prepare classrooms, welcome new students and make sure everything is ready for the year ahead. Security s...

Hawaiʻi public schools improve in math and attendance, but language arts scores slip

Hawaiʻi public school students made modest gains in math and attended school more regularly in 2025-26, but language arts proficiency declined slightly, according to results relea...

Schools have a motivation problem. AI is making it impossible to ignore.

Courtesy of Prime In 2017, Alex Campbell, a sociology teacher at Elizabethton High School in Tennessee, offered his students the assignment of a lifetime: Could […]

Black School Discipline Success With 7 Vital Ways to Protect Your Child

Black School Discipline is a topic that requires our immediate attention as we head into the new school year. As parents of Black children, we often approach the "Back to School" s...

Best Project — K-12 Education: Thomasville 6-12 Project

This historic renovation, expansion and modernization effort spanned six phases on a fully operational school campus across two years

As Salem schools struggle to reach pre-pandemic literacy, Sumpter Elementary sees best reading scores in a decade

No Salem-Keizer school has improved their third grade reading proficiency as dramatically over the last two years as Sumpter. Community members point to investments in professional...

Top 10 All-in-One SIS Platforms for Schools in 2026

— Ask ten vendors whether their platform is all-in-one, and you will get almost nine yeses. Ask what is included in the base price, and the answers start to differ. That is the hon...

Building Your School Safety Roadmap: Key Priorities for the Upcoming Year

What should be on your school's safety roadmap this year? Join experts to discuss priorities, preparedness, and best practices.

18 changes suggested for state funding, local property taxes for K-12 schools

LINCOLN — Among recommendations to increase state funding for Nebraska’s 244 school districts was one adopted Tuesday to increase per-student aid by at least 4% annually. A draft o...