ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Jermaine McClure stands in the back of his 4th grade classroom, carefully looping into a knot the plaid tie wrapped around his neck. To hear the 9-year-old talk, the too-long tie ...

SACHSE, Texas — Spend a minute inside Kati Ozols’ 4th-grade classroom, and you might think you’ve walked into a pep rally instead of a math lesson. “Collaborate! You’re working together — working the ...

U.S. students’ reading scores have plunged further on the test known as the nation’s report card, while math scores have stagnated for 8th graders and ticked up slightly only for 4th ...