How school desks are set up can significantly affect how well students learn. As classrooms move away from lecture-based ...

Meet two educators who say they’ve noticed negative behaviors decreasing after bringing more seating options to students.

For example, students would benefit more from group activities if their desks were together in a cluster, while spaced out desks are better for tests and other individual work. If students have ...

When the Gary Community School Corp. rolled out nearly $8 million in new classroom furniture at all its schools over Christmas break, it wasn’t the end of the line for its discarded furniture ...

Next, a student asked, “Did you have to buy them yourself?” While a common question for folks in public education, I was shocked that my students wondered if I paid for classroom furniture myself.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Kindergarten students in Rebecca Cribb’s class sit at hexagon tables during school. The classroom environment at Williams Township Elementary provides a learning space but ...

“Standing desks would allow these students to change up their routine of seating at a desk and to still participate fully in the activity.” Ms. Mann says it would be a game-changer for her. “Having ...

Kids love fidgeting, and not all students participate in physical activities after school -- so standing desks in the classroom could help give them a boost of brain power. Who Won and Lost in ...