The newly empowered district will have to raise taxes by nearly 5 percent per year while schools are seeing more poverty, homelessness and non native English speakers among students.

The reforms promise to cut down on teachers’ administrative burdens and give parents a better understanding of how their ...

Know a budding author? There’s a cool contest that might help them on their journey. A previous winner, Nikhita, was a 5th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Consider your child’s emotional readiness before letting them watch the news, as some topics can be upsetting. Watching the news ...

Mandated reporter training often tells clinicians to report first and ask questions later. But support—not surveillance—is what actually keeps families safe.

A new Common Sense Media report finds that a majority of 12-to-17-year-olds look for facts and information on AI, likely for ...

If you are fried from constant fires at work but still need a real income, you are not alone. And there are careers that ...

As our nation celebrates Civic Learning Week, it is important to recognize that news literacy is a key aspect of civic ...

Troy Closson, who reports on education at The Times, discusses how he covers the largest school system in the country.

Between the secret abortions and the "smutty" adult novels her friends begged her to hide, the new biography "Judy Blume: A Life" feels as illicit as snooping through your mother’s nightstand.

Mounting evidence shows that excessive computer use can harm children, so parents are cutting back at home. Now, the debate has shifted to the classroom.

Eighth grader Enya Yang of Pleasanton has been sharpening her journalistic skills over the past few years through a program for youth reporters.