Many basic life skills seem harder for children to master now compared to the past. Some teachers think this is because of an ...

Kimberly Nesbitt has studied extensively how young children’s cognitive development can be accelerated in learning ...

For generations, learning in school required students to not just memorize facts, but to think critically about how things function.

Some librarians say the right digital tools, in moderation, can help students get interested in reading and build literacy ...

The ability to navigate the torrent requires social-emotional skill, not just fact-checking, a researcher says.

It is the bottom of the third inning, and I am on my phone. My boys play travel baseball, and I have spent about 4,000 hours on the bleachers watching nothing happen for long stretches. I have also, ...

As the nation marks its 250 anniversary, the Smithsonian invites educators to imagine the future we want to build. High ...

While some kids are spending their summer break playing on computers, one local 12-year-old is teaching other students how to ...

Research shows that kids' financial habits are largely developed by age 7, so it's critical to teach them to be smart about money early on. A savings account can help your young one understand the ...

(WJW) — Kids, put down those tablets, gadgets and gizmos and reach for a book instead! Now through August, a little summer reading can score you free pizza from Pizza Hut. The popular pizza chain ...

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CHILDREN COME INTO THE WORLD eager to learn. The first five years of life are a time of enormous growth of linguistic, conceptual, social, emotional, and motor competence. Right from birth a healthy ...