As states brace for less federal money, some are cutting child care spending to balance their budgets. Experts warn these cuts will be disastrous for families and the economy.

The federally funded Head Start provides free preschool and child care for low-income families, and is particularly important ...

And after more than five decades, New York’s experience offers a case study in how elusive it can be to identify children as gifted before they even start school.

Adrian Torres’ obsession with race cars began when he was 11 years old. He got hooked watching a YouTube video of someone ...

Over 3 million student-parents across the nation are pursuing higher education. Colleges should make them — and their families — feel welcome.

In a new book, researcher Timothy Shanahan argues that giving students easy texts is holding back US reading achievement ...

Male loneliness is climbing as male reading and writing scores drop. Are these trends correlated, and if so, can reading help address loneliness?

Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter and President Stacy Davis Gates spoke during the Nationwide May Day Strong Rally on May 1, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. Credit: Barry ...

Young men in America today are feeling lonely and socially isolated. They are not going to college, entering the workplace or going on dates as often as young men did in prior generations. In my years ...

Too many student-parents never make it to graduation, in no small part because their campuses don’t adequately help them fit college into their lives — or even just fit in. Yet over 3 million ...