We've all heard about "Idiots Out Walking Around," so Tom Montgomery Fate shares some better initialisms for our state.

Children who enter kindergarten prepared through early learning are far more likely to read proficiently by third grade ...

Outsourcing student thinking to artificial intelligence risks weakening the very skills schools are meant to build.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Monday issued a legal opinion that it is illegal for mental health care providers to “transition” children under state law. In 2023, Texas S.B. 14 went into ...

I'm writing from my office with a sick kid on the floor. It's my son, and he's not really sick; he just has super bad asthma. Like, so bad he can't get up and walk around much before he just starts ...

I ran for Kansas State Senate to put people before politics — that means fighting for kids and parents. As a mom-of-four and concerned parent, protecting Kansas children is always top of mind. In just ...

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these columns.

You can’t tell now, but I am writing this column in longhand. I’m on a tropical island (don’t hate me) without access to a computer screen (ditto) and composing a column this way is an enlightening — ...

A march in support of the public school teacher strike in San Francisco on Feb. 10, 2026. Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Striking San Francisco teachers reached a deal with the ...

Vaccines are one of the most effective tools we have to protect ourselves, our children, and our loved ones. They help prevent disease, reduce hospitalizations, and save lives. In the past 50 years, ...

I remember the first time I held each of my four babies after giving birth. Each moment produced a rush of emotions − overwhelm, excitement and intense love. I can't hold any of them on my lap anymore ...