Elementary Education

Stanford education scholar Jennifer Wolf talks about the benefits of reading for pleasure and recommends some powerful titles for young adults.

Stanford Professor Rebecca Silverman discusses a transformative movement backed by research that is changing literacy instruction in schools nationwide.

School absences from a major outbreak in Texas were 10 times higher than expected for the number of reported cases.

When middle schoolers can move in their seats, their creativity increases without affecting attention or memory.

The athletes have teamed up with education Professor Jo Boaler to help students connect their love of the game with stats.

A team led by Stanford education Assistant Professor Guilherme Lichand found the rate of physical and learning disabilities in the country’s K-12 schools to be more than three times the official statistic.

In a new book, Jo Boaler argues for a more flexible approach to math. “Stepping back and judging whether a calculation is reasonable might be the most valuable mathematical skill a person can develop.”

Just minutes of high-impact tutoring during the school day resulted in significant improvements in young students’ literacy skills, a new study found.

A new report finds students exceeded a typical year’s progress in math and reading, but slower gains among poor students have widened the achievement gap.

A collaboration between the GSE and the Santa Clara Unified School District gives paraeducators the tools they need to be effective.