In our polarized society, a new study offers hope for the future: Even young children can learn to discuss and argue about meaningful problems in a respectful and productive way. Researchers found ...

A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest results.

We’re living in a time and place in which it often seems the people in charge have no sense of accountability ― whether it’s governors rejecting mask mandates and other public health measures aimed at ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

Young people today are growing up in an increasingly complex world—and arguably suffering as a result. Our brains are more "plastic" early in life, meaning they adapt to the world around them. As a ...

Child & adolescent psychologist Dr. Zabina Bhasin argues that school phone bans dodge the real job: teaching kids to use technology well.

The food pyramid can help us think about mental health. We need big helpings of social connection in real life. But social ...