How schools can help kids heal after a year of 'crisis and uncertainty'

Kai Humphrey, 9, has been learning from home for more than a year. He badly misses his Washington, D.C., elementary school, along with his friends and the bustle of the classroom. "I will be the first person ever to have every single...

Study: Later school start time gave small boost to grades but big boost to sleep

The physical and mental health benefits of getting a good night's sleep are indisputable. What's less clear is whether starting school later in the morning will prompt kids to sleep more and consequently learn more during the...

Distracted? These 4 learning strategies can help

If teaching were like following a recipe, it would be a much easier job. Unlike the reliable and straightforward process of baking a batch of chocolate chip cookies, practices that work in a morning class may not work the same way in the afternoon. Instead, teachers have...