School & Teaching

California, home to Silicon Valley and world-class research institutions, is largely failing to provide high-quality science ins...

Almost one-in-five boys are unable to write their own name after a year of school, figures show, as they fall behind girls at an...

A new study confirms what parents have long suspected: Adolescence can do a number on kids’ brains. Researchers have found that...

Occupy Wall Street is shining a useful spotlight on one of America’s central challenges, the inequality that leaves the richest...

China’s education performance – at least in cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong – seems to be as spectacular as the country’s ...

Recently, yet another parent discussed with me the possibility of medicating her child for ADHD. As an educator, I continually f...