2023 was the hottest year ever recorded on the planet — by far. More than halfway in, 2024 is on track to exceed it, with July the hottest month on record and July 22 the hottest day. Everyone is ...

The COVID epidemic is still with us in many ways. Today, teachers share how it’s still affecting their classrooms and how they are responding to those challenges. Jennifer Orr is in her third decade ...

We’ve all read the news articles about students using ChatGPT to write reports and essays. When it comes to education, however, artificial intelligence isn’t just transforming homework assignments. It ...

In rural and low-income communities, inadequate school infrastructure fails to protect students from extreme heat, negatively affecting student attendance, engagement, and achievement. Policy ...

High temperatures can make us miserable. Research shows they also make us aggressive, impulsive and dull. By Dana G. Smith In July 2016, a heat wave hit Boston, with daytime temperatures averaging 92 ...

Digital portfolios, already widespread in many professions, are also increasingly popular in K-12 schools. In the past decade, backlash against standardized testing has helped spur states and ...

As they develop new language and skills, kids may test boundaries and process their emotions by being disagreeable. Here's how to respond. Reviewed by Janet Taylor, M.D., MPH Few things push parents' ...