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Burk & Wright: While there should be exemptions, retention in 3rd grade has a far greater positive impact than moving along a student who isn’t ready

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to help students in kindergarten through third grade improve their literacy and numeracy skills, but not before amending it

Data literacy skills among fourth and eighth-grade students in the US have declined significantly over the last decade, researchers say.

As superintendent Alberto Carvalho hits his one-year mark at Los Angeles Unified, he's succeeded in reducing absenteeism and slowing enrollment drops. But some parents want him to engage more with community.

Science for a safer, more informed world.

“All children in South Carolina should have access to the highest quality education possible.” So declared Gov. Henry McMaster in recently proclaiming School Choice Week in South Carolina. To that end, the South Carolina legislature is currently considering a proposal to give families greater freedom to choose learning environments that align with their values and meet their children’s individual learning needs.

Georgia economist Ben Scafidi, a big name in “school choice,” regaled lawmakers about why he thinks Kansas schools are failing.

Here's a fact you probably won't see in your local newspaper: Halfof all Hispanic children in public schools in this country can notread or write the English language. Will Congress and the Americanpeople wake up to this grim reality before Congress makes a bigmistake in its new version of No Child Left Behind?

Of all the pastimes the older folks among us acquire a taste for, concerning themselves with what the next generation of children will make of themselves is always in fashion. The habit of fretting, c...

Thursday marks the Army’s 243rd birthday. On this day, soldiers past and present will be encouraged to pause and reflect on the years of service the Army has given the nation. The Army takes enormous pride in its history and heritage. The Second Continental Congress created the Army on June 14, 1775, when it authorized the formation of 10 companies of expert riflemen. These brave soldiers marched to Boston to support the local militia.