A devastating piece in The Atlantic, "The End of Reading is Here," lays out just how much less Americans read and comprehend than they used to. “The decline in reading cuts across age groups, gender, ...

My son, Mahaan, was nine the first time I watched him fail at something in real time. We had just moved to Sintra, Portugal, ...

Phil and Becca have a real conversation in easy English about hot weather – when the sun is shining and the temperature is high. Learn to talk about heatwaves, air conditioning and how to make the ...

Across Ghana, thousands of children start formal schooling every year full of promise. Yet many struggle to master basic ...

One of the biggest mysteries for parents to solve is finding a decent movie their kids can watch. Disney+ is the best streamer for children, but a close second is Netflix. The platform just added some ...

Reading to my son each night at bedtime when he was a young child was one of my favorite activities. We would curl up in bed, covers wrapped around us, and I would read to him in all manner of wild ...

Summer starts with the best intentions... and then suddenly it’s week two, everyone is bored, and screens start winning. I always mean to keep my kids reading over summer break, but it’s a lot easier ...

So, summer’s coming. Which means 1) your kids are about to forget how to read, and 2) your school is probably sending home a reading log that will disappear faster than a popsicle in July. I got you.

This is part of a series of columns about the viability of the American university system. In the previous installment of this series on the future of higher education, I talked with professors about ...

Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their ...