At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the painting “El Jaleo” —a canvas spanning 11 feet that features a flamenco dancer—is a popular starting point for getting students to spend time with ...

The common standards expect students to become adept at reading informational text, a shift in focus that many English/language arts teachers fear might diminish the time-honored place of literature ...

Ten years ago, states across the country began to embrace a new set of tougher learning standards in public schools. This new model, called Common Core, was meant to transform how students are taught ...