Without substantial reading skills, “the risk is that future generations will simply be unable to think as deeply and with as ...

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?

We know that many children are failing to learn to read in our nation’s classrooms. So it’s tempting to hope that tutoring by artificial intelligence could provide a solution. But how close are we to ...

Learning to see far ahead and taking a futuristic view is not the most common thing in our societies. And yet, in a world in ...

The ability to make the connection between an event and its consequences -- experts use the term associative learning -- is a crucial skill for adapting to the environment. It has a huge impact on our ...

For the past 30 years and with broad bipartisan support in Congress, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has funded competitive Ready to Learn (RTL) grants, authorized under the Elementary and ...

Sheffield Hallam University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. As many parents and teachers know, friendships can be the most important thing in the world to children and young ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Jackie Chaney, an elementary teacher for the past 16 years, currently presides over a ...