Almost 20 years ago, psychologist Ellie Brown was looking to do research on a Head Start preschool program, to examine how it affected kids from low-income families. Brown, a professor of psychology ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this article used an incorrect title for Maud Abeel. She is a director for Jobs for the Future. A robust STEM education is becoming increasingly important as more jobs ...

School is out, the mercury is climbing at a record pace, and young people across America are at risk of losing the reading and math skills they learned during the academic year. In an average year, ...

PBS Kids shows have always leaned into the joy of literacy, whether children experienced it through alphabet lessons on Sesame Street or story time on Reading Rainbow. For the past decade or so, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A first of its kind program is helping sick kids stay in class, and giving aspiring teachers a chance to learn as well. Khloe Raines has always loved learning, but a car crash left her ...

A program in Tulsa is helping children learn how to manage big emotions using something many kids already love: video games.

Rising inflation heightens families' sensitivity to child care costs. Connect4Care Kids, a program by United Way for Southeastern Michigan, aids Wayne County families in discovering affordable child ...

Ah, summer. Idyllic afternoons at the beach, evening outings to baseball games and road trips through the countryside to visit far-flung family and friends. Oh, wait. That’s not what your family’s ...

Centereach, N.Y.: A fifth grader at Holbrook Road Elementary School in Centereach, New York takes the New York State English Language Arts exam on April 4, 2019. Centereach, N.Y.: A fifth grader at ...

It's a sweltering summer day in early July, and 13-year-old Ra'laya Myers is thrilled to be at school in North Philadelphia. "Everybody is like, literally, family here," she says. "It's a safe space." ...