When grades fail to give students accurate information about their progress, we deprive them of the chance to adjust their strategies and reinvest in their learning.

Traditional climate models take a lot of data into account when predicting how the planet's warming trend will continue to progress. But a group of scientists from around the world say that they might ...

Henry County Schools, GA has embarked on a journey to study how feedback can encourage a culture of “learning conversation” in the classroom. For the past two years, teachers in Henry County have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its dire report in October warning of humanity’s ...

A methane feedback loop that is beyond humans' ability to control may have begun, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have said. Methane is a powerful greenhouse ...

On a crisp winter morning in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright made history when they achieved the first powered flight. With Orville behind the stick, the plane traveled nearly ...

Against the backdrop of a rapidly warming planet, the need to better understand the nature and long-term impact of positive climatic feedback loops -- processes that accelerate the effects of warming ...

When Tom Wolfe, the renowned American writer, died recently, Scott Kelly, the celebrated astronaut, wrote his obituary for TIME magazine. At first, it struck me as a strange choice. But it quickly ...