This is especially true in how we pathologize, demonize, and moralize children’s behavior. Here's what that looks like—and why we need a more ... everything they do can be interpreted through ...

In the end, this is a boring question about bureaucracy, but is that a good idea? Why do we need a department specifically for education policy? Jim: Maybe if you move the loans to the Department ...

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Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of education, testifies before a Senate committee on Thursday. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) President Donald Trump has ...

Photosynthesis -- mainly carried out by plants -- is based on a remarkably efficient energy conversion process ... but also plays a key role in biology. Photosynthetic organisms such as green ...

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We need more than just Mitch McConnell speaking out in favor of the polio vaccine. McConnell is one of hundreds of thousands of polio survivors who live in the U.S. However, many are now elderly ...

We asked a history expert to learn more. Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? Turkey's spot on the holiday table can be traced back to a famous American author Sarah Josepha Hale, and her popular ...