Poverty is likely the root cause of many of the educational deficiencies noted among students in Upper Cumberland classrooms.

Persistently failing schools should be slammed shut, and students should be offered the chance to attend another school ...

New York isn’t just squandering money on its poor public schools, it’s squandering kids’ lives — but a plan in Congress could ...

McCormick responded with the head-spinning suggestion that the country’s child labor laws are too restrictive and that plenty ...

The combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, with those for whom these issues persist throughout their childhood ...

children and their families are highly affected by the lack of safety and resources, such as access to day care, quality education and stable jobs, in poor neighborhoods," Kim said. "But once ...

Maine lawmakers repeatedly pressed Department of Education leaders on Wednesday to answer questions about why the state's math and reading scores are so low compared to other states. Department ...