Teaching deaf babies sign language improves the success of cochlear implants – and also safeguards their long-term physical and mental health.
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The innovative educator studied engineering and practiced medicine before devoting her life to spreading a new educational philosophy.
Without the opportunity to learn in dual-language programs, children may lose out on growing up to be bilingual.
More than a fifth of US children were working in 1900, and many Americans saw nothing wrong with that. It took decades of activism and court battles plus economic upheaval to change course.
COVID-19 may have messed up school and shut down a lot of entertainment venues. But you can still brighten things up by doing a little stargazing at night, an astronomer says.
School nurses were already overwhelmed, with hundreds of students and staff in their charge. Now, COVID-19 screenings and testing have become their priority.
New research points to why reopening elementary schools is the safest bet and what else needs to happen for schools to have the best chance of staying open.
Holding classes inside college classrooms puts students and faculty members at risk. A handful of colleges and universities are finding innovative ways to hold classes outdoors.
Instilling a positive sense of ethnic and racial identity and belonging can help children learn.
Three experts weigh in on how college students will be taking activism from the streets to online this fall.
Checking for symptoms is just the beginning. Here are 10 ways schools can help keep children, families and faculty safe.
One big complication with K-12 distance learning is how hard it is to get children and teens to log in and do their schoolwork. But there are things teachers and families can do to help.
Lack of privacy is a top concern for students required to log on to online courses, a scholar argues.
An analysis of thousands of tweets show the obstacles that hinder people from reporting sexual assault and harassment on campus.
As momentum builds to remove statutes that pay homage to Confederates and others who sought to uphold white supremacy, a historian explores questions about what should be erected in their place.
For starters, why not have Hollywood team up with teachers to make education more entertaining?
An enrollment specialist explains why colleges can or can’t charge less for tuition amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced many to hold their classes online.
Visits between foster children and their biological families are being disrupted and reunification hearings delayed.
A loss of Chinese students from the US – and the US$15 billion they spend on tuition – could have serious repercussions for American colleges and universities.
In response to anti-racism protests, many colleges plan to implement diversity training. Research shows it’s a waste of time.
It’s worth going out of your way to ensure that kids practice interacting with others and maintain their friendships.
Concerns over how to make schools safe amid the coronavirus remain. But for many low-income students of color, old buildings in need of repair already presented a heath risk.
Having loads of extra quality time with a toddler or preschooler and feeling flustered? Make sure you know how and where to do this basic disciplinary method the right way.
Not many Latino students major in business. A researcher explores the reasons why.
The stress of having children do distance learning at home during the pandemic is linked to an increase in alcohol consumption among parents, a new survey finds.