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New research from the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences shows that bilingual babies stay open to different speech sounds fo...

Brian Lenze is starting his fifth year teaching high school biology–including honors and Advanced Placement classes–at Coronado High School in Henderson, Ne...

The September issue of Smithsonian magazine includes this fascinating piece about the school system in Finland, which is routinely ranked among the best in the ...

As school districts search for ways to accommodate growing immigrant populations, one trend seems to be emerging: separate schools for newcomers...

With rising tuition costs at the nation’s colleges and universities, more people are starting to ask “Is college worth it?”...

As wave after wave of budget cuts hits school districts around the country, it’s worthwhile to ask who the cutbacks are hurting the most....

In the six years since reporter Heather Vogell joined the Atlanta Journal- Constitution, she has written about suspicious test scores, Georgia’s death penalty...

Catholic schools have long been a foothold for the children of immigrants. For my parents, the products of Catholic education in Ecuador, these schools were a n...

As an admitted fan girl who dreams of attending the San Diego Comic-Com, this story about a panel featuring students from Imperial County, California caught my ...