Just as school kids get to test their hands at science in earnest, they may come face to face with entrenched teaching methods, coded language and a no-error culture ...

A couple of years ago, five faculty members at Harvard University published an intriguing study. They had run an experiment in an introductory undergraduate physics course to figure out why active ...

Educational researchers have found that effective teachers share several characteristics (e.g., Angelo and Cross, 1993; Davis, 1993; Murray, 1991; Reynolds, 1992 ...

One of the things that’s amenable to scientific study is how we communicate information about science. Science education should, in theory at least, produce a scientifically literate public and ...

This report comes at a time when our nation and our species face profound challenges. Ensuring adequate food, water, energy, and mineral resources to support a growing human population competes with ...

As more states and districts are embracing the “science of reading,” some educators and advocates have raised the question: Will these methods work for English-language learners? The “science of ...

Fordham Institute and the RAND Corp., asked more than 1,200 K-3 teachers in the fall of 2025 about their perspectives on reading instruction, the practices they use in their classrooms, the training ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Educators have ...

Ms. Rachel’s slow pacing, exaggerated expressions, musical repetition, and long pauses mirror evidence-based strategies for early language development. Experts and programs nationwide are now adopting ...