Veteran teacher Courtney Phillips discovered that math can be taught in an engaging way through the ancient game of mahjong, which requires strategy, analysis, problem solving, and math.

LATE LAST September, a parent pulled me aside after school to request oh-so-tactfully that I challenge her son, Robert, more in math. (Translation: “You’re boring him, Mr. Ellison.”) “Of course,” I ...

Students will practice good reading skills and identify character traits. Students will practice good reading skills and identify character traits using text evidence.

Over the past four years, we have collected content-specific lesson plans that integrate technology and computing into the curriculum. These lessons, created by ICAC researchers and fourth and fifth ...

PHOENIX—On a recent morning, 10 fourth-graders huddled in a circle on the floor over magnetic boards, moving lettered tiles to spell out the one-syllable words their teacher, Katerah Layne, called out ...

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The garden is filled with roses at Mission San Juan Bautista, which was founded in 1797. Christopher Reynolds/ Los Angeles Times TPN Put away the Popsicle sticks, glue and sugar cubes. The ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Fourth-grade student scores in Ohio on a test known as the Nation’s Report Card show little improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic. And in some areas, they are worse or have not ...