Education

With few states tracking who is being homeschooled and what they are learning, an untold number of U.S. children are at risk of a poor education or even abuse

Repression draws attention to campus protests, like those over the conflict in Gaza, and makes them grow

A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist are working together to bring better, smarter decision-making to the masses

AI can better education, not threaten it, if we learn some lessons from the adoption of the calculator into the classroom

Making schools more welcoming for all can make for a fair and just society

It’s hard to know whether a toddler needs help with early speech. Here are some tips and guidelines

The forced resignation of Harvard’s president provides a peek at the blueprint for the war against justice in the U.S., concludes a long-time observer of attacks on academia

Children need patient adults and lots of practice to understand fairness, justice and equality

Digital books will never replace the tactile experience of paper books, but as part of bedtime reading and improving access to reading materials, they shouldn’t be counted as screen time

Science is becoming more diverse, but to make it more welcoming we need to examine our history and not repeat it

Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory

The death of a grandparent may be a rite of passage, but it is not harmless for many boys, particularly boys of color. Losing a grandparent in childhood corresponds with lower reading, math and verbal skills among boys at a critical age