Corrected: This story has been updated to correct the number of districts participating in Washington state’s Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative. Every state now allows schools to embrace competency ...

Chief Mass Communication Specialist Torrey Lee, assigned to U.S. 2nd Fleet, throws his mortarboard after receiving his Bachelor of Arts in Communications at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, ...

Individuals’ ability to earn college credits for prior learning—industry credentials, military training, work experience, high school coursework—tells college enrollees that their knowledge and skills ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify that SEL competencies are not incorporated into official state policy in every state. Some states have adopted SEL competencies as guidance or ...

Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days. But there is one thing on which they do see eye to eye: the value of early childhood education. Once an afterthought of America’s education ...

While old textbooks, dittos and film strips are rarely seen in most K-12 schools, there’s no federal law requiring districts to replace those learning tools with ...

Students at an elementary school in Hollandale, Miss.Credit... Supported by By Nicholas Kristof Photographs by Lynsey Addario Mr. Kristof is an Opinion Columnist who reported from Alabama and ...