Teachers serving as mentors can help students develop critical relationship-building skills. But this approach has limitations.

A recent report reveals that the majority of public school parents support security safety measures, except for arming teachers.

Education researchers say the threat of the national teacher shortage is exaggerated.

After reviewing the studies for key themes, researchers revealed three foundational elements needed for effective online instruction: teacher training in online teaching; district and school access to technology and the Internet; and consideration of student developmental level in instructional planning, such as whether students are able to learn independently.