STEM Education Needs a Course Correction
All children need some form of STEM—whether they choose to pursue a career in it or not—so that they can be pilots and not just passengers in this technological age.
25 Women’s History Month Picture Books To Add To Your Collection
Help your children celebrate Women's History Month with these children's books
3 Fun Activities for Strengthening Numeracy Skills
These fun math activities give middle and high school students a chance to play with numbers—and learn at the same time.
If We Want Bookworms, We Need to Get Beyond Leveled Reading
When it comes to nurturing kids’ love of reading, research suggests variety, choice—and encouragement to stretch—can make a difference.
26 Easy Ways To Encourage Your Kids To Read More
How parents can encourage their children to read more books
Study: Children need self-regulation to learn
Self-regulation is critical for children and their ability to learn, but what is self-regulation?
BEACH: Online translators lack context needed to learn a foreign language
Learning a second language will never become obsolete, even as translators become more sophisticated. Connecting to other cultures is only possible via true language learning
3 ways to help children think critically about the news
The circulation of misinformation makes understanding the world difficult. Here are three ways you can help children to think critically about the news they see, hear and read.
This is your child’s brain on books: Scans show benefit of reading vs. screen time
Taking away screens and reading to our children during the formative years of birth to age 5 boosts brain development. We all know that's true, but now science can convince us with startling images.
Will U.S. Education Remedy A Half-Century Of Neglecting Civics Education?
If the state of civics education is not improved what will that mean for the future of American democracy?