Child Brain Development

Paul Solman: James Heckman is one of the economists of the hour — a quirky star whose work is now in the limelight. He teaches...

For the first time, Wayne State University researchers have shown brain connectivity in fetuses, a discovery that could lead to...

Every year, millions of well-intentioned American kids show up at kindergarten or first grade woefully unprepared to learn. Some...

Encouragement and praise can come in many forms, and some ways are better for child development than others.

Researchers at th...

If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers, as researche...

The state’s new $2.75 million WaKIDS program is intended to assess the skills of children entering kindergarten to help teachers...