Istället för att mötas av förståelse för sin livs- och skolsituation blir flickor betraktade som ett problem och fokus hamnar på deras fel och brister, konstaterar Anneli Nielsen, Umeå universitet, i sin avhandling.

Robert Putnam, the author of “Bowling Alone,” looks at how kids are experiencing the brunt of inequality and all of its missed opportunities, and what that means for learning.

Educator Larry Ferlazzo details how to make reading and writing relevant to students lives in order to motivate them.

Daniel Willingham’s new book is full of advice for parents and teachers hoping to nurture a love of reading in kids.

Amidst the outcry against standardized testing, professor Yong Zhao encourages taking a moment to re-examine other ways to assess student learning.

Parents often feel caught between schools pushing for more digital skill building and their own desire to parent in the way they see fit.

Professor Angie Hobbs believes just one philosophy class a week would benefit children's intellectual and social development. Naomi Ackerman reports.

Adolescents get a bad rep for being irrational. The bad news: It’s kinda deserved. The good news: Teen brains come equipped with an internal Mr. Spock, trying to keep them safe.

The wildly popular podcast “Serial” has found relevance in high school classrooms as a way to improve listening and critical thinking skills.

Telling your kids that they’re superfabulous encourages narcissistic thinking, researchers say. And that doesn’t bode well for their future happiness. Better to recognize effort and express warmth.

Yong Zhao takes a critical eye to standards and the purposes they serve.

When students sealed up their phones in manilla envelopes for three days, they had a chance to reflect on the role of tech in their relationships and their lives.