Can project-based learning help close the achievement gap? New research focused on young elementary schoolers suggests that a well-designed and well-taught project-based-learning curriculum can help ...

In my Advanced Placement U.S. government and politics classroom, students take on the role of attorneys and argue a Supreme Court case in front of student justices and an actual judge from the Iowa ...

Students begin preparing for life after graduation the moment they step on campus their first year. Their time as undergraduates is valuable and limited—in just a few short years, they will prepare ...

Can the long-struggling Philadelphia school system change how we measure success by focusing on meaningful work instead of test scores? Ninth-graders at the Science Leadership Academy work on a group ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA - FEBRUARY 22: Students Milad Omidian, left, and Mikayla Addison interact following a class at TC Williams High School Thursday February 22, 2017. Students and their mentors from George ...

Elementary school students in Illinois whose teachers used a project-based-learning curriculum had stronger scores on a math test that measured problem solving than their peers from more-traditional ...

At Baker Demonstration School, an independent PreK-8 school in Wilmette, project-based learning is at the core of the curriculum. Through a progressive, inquiry-based education, children collaborate ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Project-based ...

Much of the attention the Minerva Project received around its much-watched launch in 2012 focused on the start-up’s lofty goal of creating an elite “Ivy League 2.0” university, with top ...

More Houston ISD students could soon show mastery in a subject by completing hands-on projects rather than taking pen-and-paper quizzes. Schools across the district, especially Vanguard schools that ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. PHILADELPHIA — In ...