The Convention on the Rights of the Child is empowering children around the world by encouraging them to see themselves…
Efforts to 'harden' school buildings could distract from the need to focus on human behavior and what's known…
Students looking to gain an academic edge by taking stimulants such as Adderall fail to do better on tests and also mess…
The income-based repayment plan that lets borrowers pay back student loans based on their salaries is in jeopardy. The problem?…
Most states have changed their rules in recent years to let computer science count as a required high school math or science…
When it comes to completing homework, getting organized and celebrating small victories along the way is key, an expert…
Tuesday's ruling in the Harvard affirmative action case allows colleges to use race in their admission decisions. A…
National security isn't just about warding off physical attacks. It's also about understanding cultural forces that…
Students who get admitted to Connecticut's career and technical education high schools are more likely to graduate and…
About one-third of America's primary schools have a school police officer on hand. Do these officers make schools safer,…
California's legislature has approved a bill that would let college athletes get paid endorsements. A sociologist explains…
A proposed merger between two of America's largest textbook companies could lead to problems that go well beyond price…
While undergraduates rarely get serious research experience during their first year of college, some faculty are working…
When families need to spend more time and money taking care of their kids on weekdays, it can take a toll on careers –…
Efforts to get more Americans to earn a college degree steals attention from what makes up a college education, a historian…
Graduates of historically black colleges and universities make more than peers who went to other schools, according to new…
School integration is often thought of as something that took place in the 1960s. But the first black student to desegregate…
New York City could be on the verge of dismantling gifted programs at its elementary and middle schools. Taking that step…
A campus psychologist explains why so many students ask him for help after they've failed courses.
On top of teaching them how to recognize numbers and count to 10, make sure they're playing with puzzles.