Parents flock to charter schools for home school, personalized education

Dissatisfaction with public schools is driving thousands of families to dozens of California charter schools that offer personalized approaches to education, such as home schooling.

10 Ways To Bring More Music Into Your Kid’s Life

Music can bring out the best in children. From boosting their creativity to inspiring them to dream big there are numerous benefits for introducing more music to your kids. Here's how to get them listening and even playing music!

Incorporating Physical Activity Into Lessons Improves Students’ Attainment

How physical activity in the classroom can help children better learn their lessons

Curious Kids: how did humans think about things, before they had language to think with?

Kids ask "how did humans think about things, before they had language to think with?" and a scientist answers

One of the most challenging problems in educational policy and practice

Language proficiency has an important influence on students' ability to answer scientific questions a new study has found.

How Parents Can Help Their Kids With Studying

Advice that teachers can share with the parents of middle and high school students about how to get the most out of time spent studying.

Assessing Social and Emotional Learning

A review of three types of social and emotional learning assessment, with suggestions for ways to collect and report student growth to families.

It’s A Smartphone Life: More Than Half Of U.S. Children Now Have One

A broad new national survey examines media use among children and teenagers and the very different ways young people are using their devices

Robotics isn’t scary! 4 benefits of working with robots

Robotics is attracting more student interest, and there’s a reason–when students can make real-world connections between what they learn in the classroom and exciting careers, their engagement and achievement often improve.

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