When my son was in ninth grade, at a well-regarded DC public school, he spent his days guzzling entertainment. We did not send him to school with a phone—it was too distracting—but the school district ...

While observing outdoor settings, students pay attention to specific details and employ critical thinking as they sharpen ...

Nowadays, when children are bored, they don't go outside and play with the other kids in their neighborhood, pick up a book, or even just sit and play with their toys. Instead, many children turn to ...

Many students don’t do the reading and don’t speak up in class, according to a report. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech. By Anemona ...

L ectures are boring. Assignments are busy work. And all of that tuition is for this? When Justin Shaffer hears these kinds of complaints from students, he thinks they have a point. He also thinks ...