Document: View the text of a “Contract on Classroom Behavior” that three professors at Western Illinois University ask their students to sign on the first day of ...

Choice and voice—these have become buzzwords in the drive to give students more control over their education. Research shows that giving students agency over their learning improves motivation and ...

The Department of Education is not completely relinquishing its influence despite moves to dismantle the entire agency — and it’s looking at issuing a “toolkit” of suggestions for educators to draw ...

Attention is a complex process that includes being alert, selecting what to attend to, ignoring what is unimportant, and maintaining focus for the right amount of time. Preparing before class helps ...

After teaching undergraduate students for almost 10 years, I’ve noticed a worrying shift. Attendance overall is going down and many students drift into the classroom late, if they come at all. Some ...

Dear Kid Whisperer, I teach eighth-grade math. I have a student who sleeps (pretends to sleep?) through my class most days. Talking about it with him is not working. What do I do? Answer: Ahh, the ...

Academic distress commissions never significantly improved school test scores, so in 2021, lawmakers decided to allow ...