American families have lots of toys, but kids get the most play value from the basics, such as blocks.

Young people need to believe they can do difficult things. Don't tell them they're fragile.

Do American kids need more math tutoring and fewer sleepovers?

"Ohio" means "weird" in Gen Alpha slang. Hmmmm.

Growing up in a single-parent family is a huge disadvantage in life, writes Fordham's Michael Petrilli in Forbes. If racial preferences...

Arizona's universal choice program mostly benefits middle- and upper-middle-class families who already had children in private school.

Many more parents are paying for in-person or online tutoring.

States are hiding pandemic learning loss by lowering the bar for "proficiency" on state tests.

My sixth-grade teacher wanted us to read 10 books during the school year. Whenever we read a book, we were supposed to fill out an index...

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...