Education

With a cyclical and capital-intensive copper industry, landlocked Zambia faces a number of hurdles to economic diversification and job creation even as the labor force has grown rapidly. The headline…

For young children, nature-based learning environments can be the key to establishing environmental stewardship.

School leaders across the country offer new evidence on why learning has yet to rebound as anticipated: ‘outdated and ineffective’ instruction.

After taking part in citizen science programs, Girl Scouts were motivated to tackle science or environment problems in their own communities.

As the next empowered, engaged and civically-minded generation grows in age, nonprofits have three important reasons to support their growth.

The fact that much of rural America is a “child care desert” has far-reaching implications for the families, children and care providers directly affected—but also for regional and national economic health and wellbeing.

Students in American K-12 schools are increasingly diverse. But that diversity is often missing in the teachers at the front of classrooms. That’s …

Across the country, advocates say, schools are removing students with disabilities from the classroom.

But as consumers increasingly call for educations that lead more directly to jobs, trends in other countries suggest that this could change, especially with the adoption of a new word, “pracademic,” to describe them.

Steiner: The fundamental cause of poor outcomes is that policy leaders have eroded the instructional core & designed our education system for failure.

“Andrew” grew up in poverty, and neither of his parents went to college. “Carl” grew up in an affluent and well-educated family, with a father who rose …

School districts are using AI in K-12 classrooms and encouraging teachers to experiment with the tools for lesson planning and remedial help.