If you’ve wandered down the herbal tea aisle lately, you’ve probably noticed blends marketed as “alkaline” or “pH-balancing.” In complementary health approaches and Eastern medicine traditions, these ...

All secondary-age school pupils in year eight (aged 12 and 13) in England will be required by the government to take a reading test. The declared purpose is to help drive up reading standards so that ...

Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That's according to ...

The writing’s on the wall — if you can read it. Sobering national test results show more high school seniors are struggling with math and reading than at any point in recent decades, with Education ...

New test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report Card, show eighth-graders' science scores have fallen 4 points since 2019 and ...

The Education Department has released a new Nation's Report Card. High school students, especially 12th graders, are reading and learning math and science at historic lows, according to a new report ...

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...

Mayor Adams cast the upswing as evidence of efforts to improve instruction, while rivals in the mayoral race argued that teachers need better training. By Troy Closson Reading test scores climbed ...

Memorial University of Newfoundland provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Memorial University of Newfoundland provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Texas ...

After a decade-long push from reading advocates, California schools are on the verge of requiring every student in kindergarten through second grade to get a quick screening test to detect challenges ...

If you’re living with diabetes, you likely spend a lot of time planning what goes on your plate. But what about what you pour into your glass or mug? Drinks are easy to overlook. Yet, they can also ...