Threshold concepts are themes that underpin an academic discipline and can provide a framework for students to build knowledge. But teachers must be mindful of how and when to introduce them, as Becky ...

For decades, researchers have found that teachers in public schools have undervalued the potential for academic success among students of color, setting low expectations for them and thinking of ...

Jim Garrett is a professor of social studies education at the University of Georgia. Before earning his doctorate at Michigan State University, he taught high school social studies. In a guest column, ...

The high school English teacher has long included the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about slavery in his curriculum at Litchfield’s Campbell High School. And in the past, he had questioned students ...

What are the concepts within core math topics that students struggle to understand in particular? Under the direction of Melendy Lovett, president of education technology for Texas Instruments, that ...

Tennessee has finally laid out the consequences for schools or teachers found to be teaching certain topics regarding race and gender prohibited by a new state law. Education Commissioner Penny ...