Evidence from the past 20 years indicates that the use of computers in classrooms has led to declines in students' academic ...

Parents can fight this effect by using screens to communicate with loved ones, or watching videos or shows side-by-side with their kids, SMU professor Sarah Kucker said.

Preparing students to become administrators of child development or family services programs, early childhood educators, counselors and more! The Human Development, Family Science and Counseling ...

One of the twin goals of The Next 30 Years is to reimagine education reform as a practice-driven enterprise—less about pulling policy levers and more about what happens between teachers and students ...

Around the world, many teachers still believe longstanding—but long-debunked—myths about learning and cognition. A study published this month in the journal Trends in Neuroscience and Education finds ...

Why do more than 70% of middle and high school students in the United States feel like schools are uncaring environments, and 70% of the public believe that more things about the educational system ...

Examining brain plasticity and its implications for development, aging, and brain injury recovery.

As more states and districts are embracing the “science of reading,” some educators and advocates have raised the question: Will these methods work for English-language learners? The “science of ...

At the Firefly Garden in suburban Pittsburgh, children and caregivers can explore a sensory playground filled with wind ...