Small steps to protect student learning time can have big payoffs.

Many high schools succeeding at raising student achievement are increasing the amount of time students are in school. Many American high schools currently succeeding at raising student achievement are ...

My son’s high school has something called Independent Learning Time this year. Is this another fad? Will it help students? Yes, it’s another fad that is unlikely to help your child. Independent ...

Speak, a language learning app, takes a different approach to language learning, and after years on Duolingo, I'm loving ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. A lot has been said lately about the phenomenon of MOOCs, or massive open online courses. But here’s one ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. A 2012 review of ...

Learning is simple, right? It’s the process of moving information from out there — from a textbook, a company report, a musical score — to in here, inside our heads, and making that knowledge our own.