This might sound impossibly old-fashioned, but I still like the idea that education is about learning: facts, skills, concepts, research, culture, analysis, inspiration. It’s supposed to enrich our ...

Research shows K-12 students in different states spend wildly different amounts of time in school, and suggests the nation's schools could be much better about using the learning time they do have.

Despite efforts to increase the time students spend in school in Michigan, kids are getting less face time than ever with teachers, the state's top education official warns. State Superintendent ...