New English Assessment as Part of PISA Study Cambridge University Press and Assessment is partnering with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on a new English language assessment. The goal of the new assessment is to impr...
How to Avoid Plagiarism In the digital age, it has become easy for students to find and copy published material. But copying another person's writing without giving them credit can get students into big trouble. Copying another person's writing witho...
A Small US Town Teaches English to Immigrants Children A community in the southern state of Alabama is experimenting to find a better way to teach students who are learning English as their second language. To reach its goal, the school district is h...
As high school graduates enter adulthood, some may be unsure of what to do next. They might not be ready to attend college. They might not have the skills to get a job. And some do not know what kind of career they want. Wes Moore is a Democratic can...
Students across the United States have had historic drops in math and reading test scores since the start of the pandemic. Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever. Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels. Nearly four in 10 eigh...
How Difficult Should Organic Chemistry Be? Maitland Jones, a well-known organic chemistry professor at New York University (N.Y.U.), was fired over the summer. The 84-year-old professor wrote a famous book: Organic Chemistry which is still used in ma...
Some schools in the southern United States are dealing with severe teacher shortages. Many of these schools are turning to teaching candidates without teaching certificates or official training. In 2019, Alabama legislators passed laws easing teacher...
This year's results on a U.S. college admissions test are the lowest they have been in 30 years. Experts say the results are the latest evidence of learning interference caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The American College Test, or ACT, is a standar...
More Childrens Books Dealing with Violent Events Like Shootings This school year, some students in the United States have bigger worries than completing all of their homework. Demand has been growing for children's books that deal with traumatic even...
Before a child can read a book, they must know how to read a sentence. Before they can read a sentence, they must know how to read individual words. And before they can read words, they must know letters and learn the alphabet. To be successful at re...
