MALDEN — The amount of class time Massachusetts students spend on the arts varies widely, according to state officials, with the average elementary schooler’s instruction coming in two 45-minute ...

The State Board of Education on Tuesday released its new draft science framework, the first update to guidelines for teaching science in California in 11 years. The board will collect public comments ...

As the draft common standards undergo their final revisions, many minds are turning to the question of how to put them into practice in classrooms. But as a recent meeting of leading educators and ...

Carroll County’s Board of Education unanimously approved Wednesday two options for high school students whose parents want to opt out of the state’s new health curriculum standards. The options, ...

Education experts have long argued for rigorous state standards on the theory they’ll lead to better curriculum—and higher student achievement. But in most of the U.S., literacy standards have only ...

The Common Core State Standards state what students should master, but they are not a curriculum. Jumping from the standards to create lesson plans misses a crucial middle step of developing a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The largest district in Oregon is adopting both a brand new curriculum and instructional framework across all its schools. Portland Public Schools (PPS) officials said it’s been ...

Big changes are coming to how schools teach math in California, shifts in instructional practice that could have ripple effects across the country. But that process may take a while. Last week, the ...