Education

Making schools more welcoming for all can make for a fair and just society

It’s hard to know whether a toddler needs help with early speech. Here are some tips and guidelines

The forced resignation of Harvard’s president provides a peek at the blueprint for the war against justice in the U.S., concludes a long-time observer of attacks on academia

Children need patient adults and lots of practice to understand fairness, justice and equality

Digital books will never replace the tactile experience of paper books, but as part of bedtime reading and improving access to reading materials, they shouldn’t be counted as screen time

Science is becoming more diverse, but to make it more welcoming we need to examine our history and not repeat it

Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory

The death of a grandparent may be a rite of passage, but it is not harmless for many boys, particularly boys of color. Losing a grandparent in childhood corresponds with lower reading, math and verbal skills among boys at a critical age

Racial and gender disparities persist in award-winning kids’ literature despite recent gains in representation

Changing how dyslexia is diagnosed could help many more children learn to read

A college professor and his students explain what they learned from bringing ChatGPT into the classroom

Esports are booming on college campuses, and safe participation in gaming is a new Title IX challenge. Schools should get ahead of the threat of harassment now