My visiting eight-month-old granddaughter crawl-flopped past the teething toys to chew on the metal leg of the coffee table. "Try the...

Socioeconomic status explains some of the Black/White achievement gap and most of the Hispanic/White achievement gap.

Most U.S. students will be back in class tomorrow -- it's mid-August! -- and only 15 percent will start the school year after Labor Day. ...

Politicians used to kiss babies. Now, they're supposed to diss them, if you believe the anti-Vance campaign.

“Parents should absolutely be the primary stakeholders in their kids' education, and anyone who disagrees should stay the hell away from...

Schools are struggling to get students to show up every day. Twenty-six percent of students are chronically absent, missing at least 10...

Raising teacher pay won't raise student achievement or keep teachers from quitting if working conditions are bad.

Parents should band together to "say 'no' to smart phones and social," writes Laura Yuen in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. She dreams of...

Young Sheldon, which finished its seven-year run last month, shows the challenges of “parenting a very bright child,” writes Jonathan...

Young children are becoming digital addicts, hooked on fast-paced scrolling, swiping and mini-rewards designed into platforms such as...

Anxious about their children's anxiety, parents are going into crisis mode when their 18-year-olds face the normal challenges of college...

A New York City charter school is boosting enrollment by offering a 12-hour day, including breakfast and dinner, at no extra cost to...

I was born at the peak of the baby boom, the second of four children. (Today is my birthday.) Most of us weren't planned, but we were...

Nearly all public schools offer some type of counseling, mental health or "wellness" lessons, writes Abigail Shrier in Free Press. But...

Worried about a nationwide epidemic of absenteeism, more schools are telling parents to send slightly sick children to school, reports...

Black parents are the most likely to choose charter, selective enrollment or magnet schools in Chicago, reports Sarah Karp for WBEZ. She...

Seventy-nine percent of parents say their child is receiving mostly B's or better, and 89 percent believe their child is at or above...

"Handwringing" about grade inflation is "inflated," suggests Valerie Strauss in the Washington Post. She offers a piece by Jack Schneider...

"The race to the Ivy League starts early," writes Asia Grace in the New York Post. Affluent parents are hiring tutors for their toddlers...

Mental health doesn't mean feeling good all the time, writes psychologist Lisa Damour in The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising...