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At first sight the hi-tech world of the Diamond Light Source may not seem a hotbed of reading.

But scientists and workers at t...

For years, nothing seemed capable of turning around New Dorp High School’s dismal performance—not firing bad teachers, not flash...

This is the second installment in a three-part Harvard Medical School series on childhood obesity.

With childhood obesity now...

Many high-achieving students experience math anxiety at a young age — a problem that can follow them throughout their lives, new...

Supernanny’s ‘naughty step’ technique for disciplining children could actually lower their self-esteem, a leading child psycholo...

In a classroom awash with morning sunlight, 25 kindergartners at Marcy Open School in Minneapolis recently worked on a self-port...