Christine Ayala

What began as the largest school cheating scandal of its kind has concluded with convictions and sentencing for the educators involved.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Christopher McCarthy, an educational psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Austin voters in 2013 rejected money for school security improvements, overcrowding relief and facility upgrades, but one bond item set the stage for a new plan to improve classroom technology.

After campaign promises to overhaul pre-kindergarten programs in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott endorsed a House Republican approach to early education that many specialists are calling inadequate.

A fundamental rebranding of school district school librarians in Vancouver, Wash., is underway with its team of 35 “teacher-librarians” facilitating intensive professional development and curriculum development.

As dissent among parents and educators grows, more New York state students are skipping state testing this year.

Siding with doctors’ groups, the Texas Medical Board voted to limit the use of telemedicine in the state, despite claims that its decision may reduce access to care for some patients.

When it returns from spring recess this week, the U.S. Senate is expected to consider a measure permanently ending Medicare’s sustainable growth rate formula.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights The Good Gut.

Girls have sprinted through the schoolhouse door since federal law first required gender parity in government-financed education programs in 1972, leading to marked improvements in women’s fitness abilities in the decades since.