Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their ...

Modesto, Calif. — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a "pre-celebration" ...

The pandemic-era backslide in math and reading scores for students across the U.S. was not a sudden catastrophe but the continuation of a brutal, decade-long "learning recession" that began years ...

The nation’s report card is poised to expand its assessment of American students’ civics knowledge, potentially creating the ...

CHICAGO — The impact of the 2026 NBA Draft Scouting Combine on the actual draft is an annual debate. After years of evaluating players during high school, grassroots and college basketball games, NBA ...

The drops go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows. By Claire Cain Miller Francesca Paris and Sarah Mervosh Something troubling is happening in U.S.

The 2026 NBA Draft lottery is on Mother's Day this year, with every team that didn't make the playoffs seeking the gift of the right ping-pong ball combination on Sunday, May 10. A whole batch of ...

The NFL Draft wrapped up a little under 2 weeks ago, and Las Vegas slotted in 10 rookies, plus a magnitude of undrafted rookies. It’s not too soon to start scouting for the 2027 NFL Draft, and while ...

Could the White Sox surprise the league and go with a high school shortstop with the first pick instead of the consensus top prospect Roch Cholowsky? Kevin C. Cox / Getty, Matt Bush, Petre Thomas, ...

The 2026 NHL Draft order is set for the top rounds, as the TK will now get the chance to draft coveted forward Gavin McKenna. The Toronto Maple Leafs surprised everyone and won the draft lottery to ...

Whether it's a "way-too-early" mock draft, or the final mock draft in late April … it's always about the quarterbacks. The last two years, we've seen four total quarterbacks go in Round 1 after six ...