Kindergartners who are relatively younger than their classroom peers are at risk for doing less well in school. A clinical…
A negative environment dissuades many women engineering students from staying in the field. Can colleges and universities…
With teachers reporting record-high levels of burnout, and more burnout than any other profession in the US, scholars examine…
Parents are often the primary source of information that children receive from their environment. How consistent parents’…
Surveillance cameras, metal detectors, door-locking systems and armed guards have not prevented school shootings. A school…
Being a parent can be tricky, and many turn to parenting guides for help in figuring out what to do. Two human development…
A scholar of queer literature takes a closer look at five books that are pushing the envelope on society’s understanding…
For trans students, the right to be recognized by the pronouns they use for themselves is under constant legal attack. A…
An increasing number of college students say they were victims or perpetrators of sexual assault – and that victims were…
Four decades after the first Supreme Court ruling on the rights of students with disabilities, Congress has not made clear…
In the first study of its kind, researchers found medication alone has no detectable impact on how much children with ADHD…
An expert on food policy explains how the end of COVID-19 waivers will impact children’s access to food, as well as the…
School violence prevention requires professionals – counselors, psychologists and social workers – who know how to create…
Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim student organizations are rarities at most colleges and universities. An expert delves…
Ensuring that children hone skills and build up credentials at a young age is part of a long-term plan common among the…
The claims made by the creators of the app – which highlights parts of words to supposedly enhance users’ reading abilities…
Waiting for kids to show signs of distress has little value, says a researcher who is pushing schools to take a more proactive…
Schoolteachers routinely report feeling ill-prepared to guide their students through difficult conversations about high-profile…
Risk assessments and rigid gun laws are among the tools that can help prevent school massacres, a specialist in youth aggression…
Making room for the input of children and adolescents in responses to the next pandemic would help maintain their health,…