U.S. fourth graders saw their math scores drop steeply between 2019 and 2023 on a key international test even as more than a dozen other countries saw their scores improve. Scores dropped even more ...

The ides of March have come and go. The drama remains, tethered to the hardwood, where 68 of the nation's finest sides joust for glory -- and a chance to hoist one of sport's grandest prizes. March ...

Airmen run on a track during the Special Reactions Team tryout at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 22, 2025. (Airman Elijah Strickland/Air Force) The U.S. Air Force updated its physical ...

While millions of tax filers are expecting a bump in their tax refund amount this year, millions more will owe back taxes. You can avoid taxes owed sticker-shock by using tax estimators to calculate ...

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There is good and bad news in this year’s newly released standardized test scores for New Jersey public school students. The good news is the average test scores on the science portion of the tests ...

Charles Longshore distinctly remembers the tipping point that led his Alabama middle school to ban cell phones, two years before the state adopted its own ban. Longshore, then the assistant principal ...

States with lower average credit scores have experienced greater declines in the past couple of years than those with higher ones, according to a recent study by Montana-based analytics company Fair ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Charles Longshore distinctly remembers the tipping point that led his Alabama middle school to ban cell ...

Private schools accepting voucher students must take state tests, but accountability standards differ from public schools. Many parents of voucher students opt them out of state testing, making ...