A ‘million word gap’ for children who aren’t read to at home
Children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to
Why Students Can’t Write — And Why Tech Is Part of the Problem
Is technology negatively impacting students' writing ability?
Understanding how money works is a recipe for success
Understanding how money works will benefit children throughout their lives
Will Mandarin be the next global language?
Can Mandarin replace English as the dominant world language? It's more likely than you think
Why people should still learn foreign languages by Samantha Harvey, Wimbledon High School
A high school student describes why kids her age benefit from learning a foreign language
Financial literacy: An epic fail in America
Financial education is failing a generation of American students. How can parents and schools help kids to become more financially literate?
Do You Speak My Language? You Should
In an increasingly global world, Americans should be adding, not slashing, opportunities for their children to learn another tongue.
Learning Math by Seeing It as a Story
Can turning math problems into stories help students better understand discrete numbers?
STEM education myths in early grades
Students see more success in K-12 when they tackle STEM concepts in early grades
Story time with e-books ‘not as helpful’ as print books
Parents and children interact less when reading e-books together than printed ones, a study suggests.