Text and talk in the science classroom constitute two of the primary vehicles by which students gain knowledge and make meaning. Yet, both involve the unique language of science. Presentations focused ...

This April 15, 2008 file photo shows Idaho state superintendent of schools, Tom Luna, visiting Coeur d'Alene High School as students take the Idaho Standard Achievement Test in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Lawmakers are constantly trying to tweak education, with multiple bills introduced this year. What’s unusual is the number of bills that deal only with Common Core. No fewer than eight Common Core ...

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXEMPLAR 1: SEEDS OF SCIENCE/ROOTS OF READING Jacqueline Barber, Lawrence Hall of Science at University of California, Berkeley, shared her insights into developing Seeds of ...