As kids get older, the activities that cultivate imagination often get sidelined by the demands of academics. Professor Wendy Ostroff explains why imagination is so important and has suggestions for bringing back the spark.

Resilience refers to the capacity of individuals to prosper despite encountering adverse circumstances. This paper defines academic resilience as the ability of 15-year-old students from disadvantaged backgrounds to perform at a certain level in Pisa (rapport).

These teachers say they’ve found a digital tool that melds tried-and-true teacher practices with effective online collaboration.

Text “nudges” can boost literacy and numeracy among young children by reminding parents and changing their habits.

A healthy amount of self-doubt — and knowing how to harness those feelings — can be used to one’s advantage.

High-tech effort would also speed up teacher education by giving credit for existing skills.

Building students’ social and emotional skills with daily routines or regular classes is an important part of setting school culture.

Buffalo is the sort of game you’d pull out at dinner parties when the conversation lulls. But the game’s creators says it’s good for something else — subliminally reducing prejudice.

Now that we have access to so much information, it's time to recognize empathy as core to how students learn and make the most of all the resources around them, including one another.

Våra samhällen blir allt bättre, så mycket bättre att till och med intelligensen ökar bland medborgarna. Så har den utvecklingsoptimistiska bilden sett ut – och den bekräftades också länge av IQ-mätningar i flera länder. Men nu faller intelligensen i de nordiska länderna. Det är en stark varningssignal för det svenska samhället, skriver Martin Ingvar, hjärnforskare…

Dystopian novels are all about consequences, choices and grey areas. And psychologists say that plays right into the sweet spot of the developing teenage brain.

Tulsa, Okla., has been the focus of much debate over the long-term benefits of preschool. The most recent findings by Georgetown University researchers are another strong endorsement for early ed.