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As executive director of the African American Teaching Fellows program, Tamara Dias aims to increase the number of teachers of color in Charlottesville and Albemarle County schools.

How long should children spend reading each day? What if your child doesn’t like to read? Education professor Emily Solari offers tips and strategies for parents while children are learning at home.

New teachers often have to learn many classroom skills “on the job,” even after completing extensive training in teacher preparation programs. However, a new study suggests that pairing coaching with...

With a $3.3 million grant, researchers at the University of Virginia will conduct the largest study to date of RULER, a widely used social and emotional learning intervention.

As IMPACT enters its second decade, two new studies provide evidence that IMPACT continues to support meaningful improvement in the effectiveness of DCPS teachers.

“Differentiated instruction” counters the prevalent system of placing similar students on “tracks” or “levels.” In fact, Tomlinson argues, there are no such thing as “similar students.”

This op-ed was originally published in EdSurge. There is something going on in the back of the room. Two students are fighting over a piece of paper. The paper rips. Shouting begins. All of your...

In her current position as executive director of African American Teaching Fellows, Tamara Wilkerson Dias is motivated to improve the educational experiences of local schoolchildren.

Education leaders, policymakers and academic researchers gathered at the University of Virginia for a summit to discuss teacher retention in Virginia.

New Video Series Uses Real Classroom Demonstrations of High-Leverage Practices (HLPs) HLPs Address the Most Critical Practices Every K–12 Teacher Should Master