What's stopping kids from learning useful skills? Short answer: Exams

Across Africa and beyond, education systems are shifting to curricula designed to build critical thinking and problem-solving ...
Edutopia

Fun End-of-Year Assessments for Art Classes

Teacher can try incorporating scavenger hunts and a Pictionary-style tournament to get students to show what they know.
Education Week

What Schools Should Do to Pump Up the Deflated Math Skills of Older Students

Her students can, for the most part, understand the concepts she’s trying to teach. They can memorize and use the Pythagorean ...

Creative assessments address inequalities in students' performance, new research shows

Traditional university essays may become a thing of the past, as new research shows "authentic assessments" can eliminate the ...
Education Week

Elementary Math Has Been in Focus. But Middle and High School Students’ Struggles Are Daunting

An EdWeek Research Center survey finds that educators see older students' lack of progress in the subject as an acute problem ...
The New York Times

Climate and Environment

Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and when an ecosystem collapse could unfold. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey After deep cuts ...
Investopedia

Understanding Exchanges: Types, Functions, and Real-World Examples

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...