School & Teaching

James Heckman is one of the nation’s top economists studying human development. Thirteen years ago, he shared the Nobel for eco...

Nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received a medi...

When Philip Wiederspan began teaching first-grade at age 25, he was the only male, except for the gym teacher. His former New Je...

We know a lot about how babies learn to talk, and youngsters learn to read. Now scientists are unraveling the earliest building...

In part four of ‘How to Choose a Great School,’ Peg Tyre explains how math should come into play in the early years.

For a goo...

Parents don’t have time for home teaching duties, say couriermail.com.au readers in response to a story on state reform designed...