Vietnamese "boat people" raised their American children to work hard in school and go to college.

Homeschoolers are very diverse, but united by the idea that parents know best for their own children.

Kids need more time for independent play. Should that include free play online?

Anxious and risk-averse, young Americans are embracing the nanny state.

The school-issued Chromebook got his 6th-grade son hooked on "electronic fentanyl," says angry father.

Preparing kids for the future can mean teaching them to use AI -- or showing them how to bike to the store on their own.

Overly helpful parents are stealing their children's learning.

Teachers oppress students by practicing "adult supremacy," say Ethnic Studies teachers.

If you care about equity, you've got to support standardized tests.

Starting school later helps kids get more sleep and do better -- but why are so many on their phones after midnight?

Should kindergarten teachers be responsible for potty training and diaper changes?

American childhood is free-range online, supervised in real life.

Parents have more choices. Will public schools learn to compete?

Can homeschooling parents do as well as professional teachers?

Weak administrators, out-of-control students and disengaged parents are driving teachers to quit.

Children need time to play -- without supervision or screens.

Children are starting at screens in school, instead of listening to a teacher or interacting with friends, parents complain.

Teachers complain that parents don't teach their kids to behave, and principals don't support teachers who try to maintain order.

California policies on hiding students' gender transitions "likely violate parents' rights to direct the upbringing and education of their children," the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.

Most teachers assign less homework -- or none at all. Students won't do it, they say. But AI will.