Arkansas, Tennessee and Utah are the first states to enact laws that require public schools to teach children as young as 5 ...

A class of 16 fifth graders in Memphis, Tennessee, were asked how many had seen a real gun. Nearly all raised their hands.

This school year, students in elementary, middle and high schools in some states will get a new lesson on safety: what to do ...

New analysis compares literacy vs. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. Is your school a ...

This is achieved by parents modeling self-compassion and positive self-talk, showing unconditional love, and focusing praise ...

Critical thinking, not rote memorization, is vital for children's development, as highlighted by Elon Musk. Research shows ...

When a Hindu extremist mob assaulted Christian men, women and children during a church service in India in late September, ...

Months after Snoop Dogg raised hackles by expressing frustration with a same-sex couple who had a baby in the Pixar film "Lightyear," the rapper has launched an effort to teach kids about the many ...

More than one‐third of the world's population uses a writing system that includes both uppercase and lowercase letter forms.

As a kindergarten teacher, a big part of Violet Nye’s job is teaching kids how to read. But the way she teaches her students is very different from how she learned as a kid. She remembers being taught ...

Dozens of states have passed laws directing a “science of reading” approach to helping struggling students. But who is ...