The goal is to offer a different approach to learning, and playing in the dirt is bringing kids down to earth.

In times of crisis, children want to know, "Who will take care of me?" Here are some tips to help reassure children during scary times.

The US Supreme Court turned away a challenge to New York’s requirement that schoolchildren be vaccinated against serious diseases, refusing to question the state’s 2019 repeal of its longstanding exemption for families with religious objections.

An old-fashioned steam calliope designed by luminaries in the worlds of art and jazz is on display at the National Sculpture Garden.

This year's winner of our Student Podcast Challenge, junior, Teagan Nam, described how their friends and classmates turned to memes and social media as a coping method.

Spiegel and Kerr, who have been married since 2017, gave the commencement speech and got honorary degrees from Otis College of Art and Design. Then they surprised graduates with a gift of their own.

Instead of using the pandemic as an opportunity to upend the less-than-perfect status quo, writes Neema Avashia, officials doubled down on the failures of the before times.

Screen time of any kind is generally considered to be a negative influence on a child’s development but a new study from a team of European researchers makes a strikingly different case, presenting evidence that playing video games may actually boost a child’s intelligence.

68th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education; school segregation; white resistance to integration; Ketanji Brown-Jackson

It’s always important to celebrate young people who are getting it right—after all, young people are literally our future, especially when it comes to voting, organizing, and leading structural and systemic change. But in addition to the realit

As communities and school districts push for book bans, some Texas librarians are nearing their breaking point.

As some students continue to struggle with ongoing mental health concerns, state and federal officials are trying to focus on how to get children and teens to bounce back from the trauma and stress exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that makes some changes to current statewide […]

Lesli Suggs, the president and CEO of the Home for Little Wanderers, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to talk further about this. 

As the state's elementary and secondary education commissioner prepares to review the Boston Public Schools, Mayor Michelle Wu on Tuesday said she "firmly" opposes the idea of putting the district under receivership.

COVID-19 forced an experiment in test-optional college admissions. Can the College Board’s new digital exam meet the moment?

From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their careers.

Dealing with conflict is hard — it can be even harder with family. We posed your anonymous questions to Natalie Lue, who coaches people to curb their people-pleasing tendencies.

A group of Texas middle-schoolers won NPR's 4th-annual Student Podcast Challenge, and learned a lesson about fake news and the limits of "talking digitally."

In the photo, each of the six students is shown holding up a large letter that spells out the N-word.

Teachers, mental health professionals and parents might be our best defense for stopping hate crimes committed in the name of white supremacy, writes Meredith Ganser.

The commission prepares to take action against companies seen as using "surveillance" on kids.

Critical race theory is one of today’s hot political topics. As we strive to maintain the values of the Good Life in Nebraska, we must have some basic understanding of CRT and racism so that we are not swayed by misinformation for political gain. Below are three statements that should help with understanding CRT. • […]

The school district was at the forefront of a public education model that is gaining national popularity—but its decision undercuts what the community appreciates about each school’s custom offerings that put students first.

Students and teachers told U.S. House members during a Thursday hearing that their right to talk about race and LGBTQ+ issues in public schools is being silenced due to an onslaught of new state laws as well as pressure on school boards from right-wing advocates. “To be crystal clear, this is about disrupting and destroying […]