Social studies isn’t just about content—it’s a powerful opportunity to build students’ literacy skills. But how well do you understand the strategies that help students read, analyze, and think ...

The majority of K-12 teachers believe their students will be able to reach grade-level achievement by the end of this school year, but studies suggest many students are a year or more behind their pre ...

Ours is a nation with shockingly poor financial literacy. Many Americans don’t comprehend common, elementary financial terms such as “Roth IRA” and “mutual funds.” The lack of understanding money and ...

As I’ve worked on the subjects of habits and happiness, the importance of play has becoming increasingly apparent to me. For a happy life, it’s not enough to have an absence of bad feelings — we also ...

Linda Fears, editor-in-chief of Family Circle, asks trivia questions about heading back to school on topics ranging from movies to statistics. Aug. 10, 2011 ...