How do you judge the power of a simple science experiment? Step inside a 4th grade classroom—and behold the near-total silence. One recent day, elementary teacher Jamie Curbow achieved just that, as ...

In today’s fast-paced world, STEM education has become imperative for global progress. Traditionally, the spotlight on STEM education appears to occur in high school and late middle school ...

Diana Epstein and Reagen T. Miller on improving science, technology, engineering, and math education in schools and what it means for the nation. You can’t throw a stone without hitting a STEM ...

A couple of local teams of fourth- and fifth-graders are among the 48 that have traveled to Mason, Mich. this weekend for the ...

To maintain smaller sizes for some elementary-level classes, Hampton Township School District administrators are requesting the hiring of long-term substitutes to teach additional sections.

Teaching elementary school math just got trickier, or at least deeper. The new Common Core State Standards require students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of math concepts, which means teachers ...

Experts agree: Elementary teachers need to have a strong foundation in math. But teacher-preparation programs don’t always dedicate much time to elementary math coursework. That’s starting to change, ...

Faced with stark evidence that nearly two-thirds of elementary school students in Savannah-Chatham County public schools (SCCPSS) are not reading at grade level, the district's literacy task force ...