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Days seem to be rushing ahead in a disturbing blur, or else slowing painfully down. Maybe it’s a tale as old as—well, you know.

The Matheson History Museum is hosting a unique exhibition that aims to educate visitors on the lack of language access in north central Florida.

Organizers of the initiative say the goal is to educate the public about the tumultuous period in Boston’s history following court-ordered busing and to examine its lasting legacy.

NASA's final plans for the International Space Station when it is decommissioned at the end of the decade have been revealed as it asks for proposals for a new spacecraft that will be used to guide the station to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.

The California Age-Appropriate Design Code probably violates the First Amendment, the judge wrote.

Academics, activists and Black history advocates were in Jacksonville, Fla. last week where they showed defiance of educational policies that ban books and discourage knowledge about Black history.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration helped craft the proposal, which he signed into law Monday.

Politicians, academics, historians, and activists gathered at D.C.’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center Friday morning for a panel sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus to both celebrate the progress of Black history and bring light to what they said were attacks on the subject, especially in Florida.

The Sunshine State was well-represented in a discussion entitled: “Stay Woke Africans in America: Preserve our History.” The panel was hosted by Rep. Frederica Wilson of South Florida, a former educator and member of the Miami-Dade County School Board. 

“I slept, worked, walked, and talked African American history,” Wilson said in her opening remarks. “Today, this is a call to action to all Africans in America to wake up and teach your history, learn your history, and preserve your history.”

Part of the panel discussion were two Florida professors: Marvin Dunn, professor emeritus of psychology at Florida International University, and Reginald Ellis, professor of history at Florida A&M University.

At Spelman, Blackness wasn't the first thing everybody saw, because it was something we all had in common, writes Nadia Harden. I didn't have to spend those formative four years of my life trying to assimilate and silence myself.

Giving in to your kid too much can be harmful to their development. Take the 'Test of Four' to examine your relationship with your child — then find out how to say 'no' and enforce rules that stick.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with James Hatch, a former Navy SEAL who recently started at Yale as a 52-year-old freshman.

Darryl George was penalized for wearing his natural hairstyle that officials say violates a dress code. He's suing the state for failing to enforce an anti-discrimination law.

Columnist Steve Corbin writes that it's the right and conservatives who want to implement more book banning and limiting free speech.

Educators must face several central questions, emerging from the rich tradition of public intellectuals, in the current moment of organized irresponsibility and fascist politics. What is the role of educators in a time of tyranny, in a society rife with oppression? What is the relationship between our role as educators and democracy?  How do we address education as a political project in which learning is central to creating informed citizens and catalyzing social change?  How might educators join with others in and out of academia to form a social movement in defense of public goods while also becoming part of a broader international movement?

When student loan bills begin coming due in October, new borrowers will take their first steps on the long road to paying off their debt. These tools and tips can help ease the journey.

The struggles of a rural school district in New Mexico illustrate how educators and parents believe they know what will work—if only they can get policy leaders to support it. By Jeff Bryant Kaci Rodriguez knew her son was struggling mentally. His behavior was increasingly impulsive.

"The discovery signals a potentially habitable environment in the ocean of Europa," according to the Webb Space Telescope's website.

Six weeks into the school year, families of special needs students still have not received school vouchers following a major expansion of the program.

NASA's Osiris-REx mission has successfully returned a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth. This cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.

The carbon dioxide was detected in a region of the moon called 'Tara Regio,' where the surface has been disrupted, exposing access to the icy ocean underneath. 

The latest children's book from Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and illustrator Elly McKay is about the power of nature and music. They discussed their creative process in an interview with NPR.

Heading to college is hard for anyone. But have you tried being at least 30 years older than most of your classmates? James Hatch did.

The number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according the the report. Florida had more bans than any other state.

As the cost of college continues to rise, families have new questions about how to save up. For answers, we turned to Ron Lieber, author of The Price You Pay For College.