When a new California law began requiring kindergartners to be 5 by Sept. 1, lawmakers launched a full-year transitional kindergarten program for children who used to be eligible for that class – ...

A long-term study carried out in four Swedish schools evaluated whether extra physical education classes (200 minutes weekly as opposed to 60 minutes weekly) would have an impact on bone parameters in ...

Small classes in early grades improve test scores in later grades for students of all achievement levels, but low achievers get an extra boost. Small classes in early grades improve test scores in ...

Box: The main reason for extra classes is the demand by parents who want their children to have a competitive edge over others The adage “The more things change, the more they remain the same” rings ...

MAYOR BLOOMBERG INSISTED yesterday “there are ways to ensure that kids come” to after-school classes proposed in the tentative teachers contract – but stopped short of saying attendance would be ...

Three months after schools reopened in Chennai, students and parents are groaning under the weight of weekend classes and homework. According to the Times of India, calls to the school education ...

It is that season of the year where literally all schools are on vacation, except for one of the tracks of the double track system. The period between June and mid-September is often considered the ...

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has decided to cut lessons from the school curricula in order to ease the overloading on students. However, the act does not have much significance.

With CBSE schools in the city conducting extra classes to make up for the lost 10 to 15 days in May, parents are forced to make alternative travel arrangements for students. With CBSE schools in the ...

Wan Changru’s eldest daughter is unusual among Chinese school kids. The Beijing student does not attend extra classes in English, Chinese or math. “There is a lot of anxiety when other students are ...