BRISTOL, Va. — It was nearly time to hitch on backpacks and heed the carpool announcements delivered over walkie-talkie. But first, the kids in teacher Meghan Groves’ first-grade classroom were taking ...

While schools are right to focus on teaching kids the basics of reading, writing, math and science, the signs we desperately need to teach personal finance earlier in life are everywhere. After all, ...

School is out, the mercury is climbing at a record pace, and young people across America are at risk of losing the reading and math skills they learned during the academic year. In an average year, ...

Technology’s effect on children’s social skills and well-being has caused a lot of hand-wringing over the years—and parents’ and educators’ concerns have only grown with the pandemic as students have ...

Head Start is celebrating its 60th year, but the program has faced funding disruptions, a federal government shutdown and ...

Looking for a fun (and free!) way to keep your kids reading this summer? Whether you’ve got a bookworm or a reluctant reader, summer reading programs are a great way to motivate kids to keep turning ...

A beloved children’s brand is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, highlighting the financial challenges facing companies in the ...

Tables and chairs arranged in a classroom. Senior Correspondent The after-school program disappeared from the Utah school where Jessica Langford sends her two older children, ages 7 and 9, in October ...

CLC programs across the Sioux Falls School District are seeing rapid growth since their start, providing students with unique ...

By age 16, almost two‐thirds of kids have experienced trauma, such as abuse, neglect, natural disasters or sudden loss of a loved one, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.