Education

LGBTQ kids across the country have had to learn about their history from sources beyond textbooks and classrooms.

Focus on structural origins of inequality can diminish biased views of others’ economic status among children, a study shows.

On a drive home from the movies, Jessica and Kayla Weissbuch came up with an idea: Combining summer camp and development for LGBTQ+ youth. A series of conversations followed —…

LaToya Winton, a school counselor in Chicago, sees the devastating effects of gun violence on the young people she works with.

As 2022 turns into 2023, EdSurge asked educators and education leaders to share reflections on learning “lost” and “gained.”The COVID pandemic has …

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NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Julie Morita of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on health, about the looming expiration of federal child care funding.

An updated meta-analysis was published in July 2023 in the peer-reviewed journal Child Development. It was conducted by 14 researchers, the majority from Yale University, and it also found good results for SEL interventions in schools while simultaneously broadening the category of “social and…

The global pandemic fast-tracked the imperative for students to have access to technology and connectivity to succeed inside and outside of the classroom.

What is ‘school choice’ and how do these policies affect families and the public education system as a whole? An expert weighs in.

Funding youth organizing groups can engage and empower young people through transformative political socialization.

New data shows a striking rise in absenteeism since California schools reopened in 2021-22 following the pandemic.

Youth advocates aren’t just part of the solution—they are the solution. Youth are leading movements and making sustainability a reality.