Children who experience trauma could be at greater risk for mental illness and addiction in adulthood, according to a study of 1,420 children in North
Children have the potential to become addicted to their phones, tablets, televisions and other technology, according to some tech-savvy parents in Silicon Valley, who are
Adolescents from low-income families were at a greater risk of developing heart disease and were more likely to be obese or to smoke, compared with
A study by the nonprofit TNTP has found that less than 20% of school assignments are challenging some students at their appropriate grade levels or
One major challenge to many approaches to reducing school violence is the silo effect, in which information compartmentalized within separate departments prevents a school from
Seventy-four percent of superintendents say it will be a challenge to prepare students to be engaged citizens — up from 50% in 2017 — according
Psychology researchers Anna V. Fisher, Karrie E. Godwin and Howard Seltman of Carnegie Mellon University looked at whether classroom displays affected children’s ability to maintain
Cellphones and laptops can be distracting for students in classrooms, and new research also shows that using electronic devices can even lower students’ grades. Scientists
Ten years ago, I read an article in the New York Times with dismay. It was about how clickers were all the rage in schools
By the end of middle school, students may lose a third to half of what they learn during the year to the so-called “summer slide.”
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