Arizona has a long-term plan for improving student academic outcomes. Great time and effort has been invested in developing a set of goals to get us there.
Only about one-fourth of middle- and high-school students in the United States write at a proficient level, according to a new report on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 writing test.
Romney tells "60 Minutes" about his prayer practices. In a companion interview aired during the same episode, President Obama talks about foreign policy — and draws media fire for downplaying the recent attack in Libya that killed four A
Social media use and media multitasking often have a negative effect on the social well-being and communication skills of girls from age 8 through 12, according to a study, conducted at Stanford University in March of this year.
According to data from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, roughly ten times as many single-parent and no-parent families receive government assistance compared to two-parent families per month on average across the United States.
The classroom is a very important and great place to learn, but our ability to continue our education and learn outside the classroom is critical. Here are some ways to do just that.
Kids are back in school after the Chicago teachers strike, but questions remain about fair evaluation. In Ann Arbor, Mich., educators are using computer adaptive testing to more accurately evaluate the performance of students and teachers.
Cancer has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death for U.S. Hispanics, and experts estimate cancer could overtake heart disease as the top U.S. killer overall as early as this year.
People with straining, rigorous jobs have nearly 25 percent increased risk of heart attack, according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet.
U.S. children between the ages of 8 and 18 are eating 3,387 mg per day, on average, according to a new study conducted by Disease Control and Prevention.
The surgeon general announced an updated suicide prevention plan on Monday, which will incorporate Facebook and make suicide prevention a part of routine health care. Preventing suicides among military personel will be a large facet of the plan.
The Romney campaign is playing the religion card more as a way to rally its base in key swing states. But Romney's running mate Paul Ryan got it wrong in Utah on one of the religious right's pet issues: school prayer.
The annual Gallup poll to monitor smoking patterns and attitudes found that only 1 percent of U.S. smokers say they smoke more than on pack of cigarettes a day and that 88 percent of smokers want to quit.
