Education

Siddharth Dhage, 10, sits at his desk in a classroom at a school in Aurangabad, India, July 18, 2019. Dhage is among a small group of children who take a 14 km (9 miles) return train journey from their village in India to fetch water. "I don't like to spend time bringing water, but I don't have a choice," Dhage said. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas SEARCH "MASCARENHAS DROUGHT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC138B42F900

How do you measure happiness? Exploring the happiness curriculum in Delhi schools

Helyn Kim, Vishal Talreja, and Sreehari Ravindranath

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Graduates of The City College of New York sit in their seats at their commencement ceremony in Manhattan on May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Gabriela Bhaskar - RC1E2B862140

Five facts about student loans

Kadija Yilla and David Wessel

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Lim Myeong-hee (L), 16, and her friend, middle school students who defected from North Korea, memorize English words as they look at English textbooks during supplementary lessons at the Hangyeore Middle and High School in Anseong, about 80 km (50 miles) south of Seoul, July 21, 2011. From the start of the 1950-53 Korean War till 1998, the total number of defectors in South Korea stood at less than 1,000. Today, the number is around 23,000. South Korean government last month started building a second reception centre for North Korean defectors at Hwacheon, about half an hour's drive from the border. Picture taken on July 21, 2011. To match feature KOREA-NORTH/DEFECTORS. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY EDUCATION) - GM1E78M1DEV01

A selective strategy to advance social and emotional skills through textbooks

Colette Chabbott

Friday, November 8, 2019

Preschool children in a classroom for story time.

What happens after preschool matters for sustaining the preschool boost

Christina Weiland, Rebecca Unterman, Anna Shapiro, and Hirokazu Yoshikawa

Friday, November 1, 2019

Pupils sit in a classroom at a government school in the capital city of Harare, Zimbabwe February 5, 2019, REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RC111D6F3550

Taking education ‘back-to-the-basics’ at scale in Botswana

Gabby Arenge and Jenny Perlman Robinson

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Parkopolis

At the intersection where education meets city planning: Playful Learning Landscapes

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Helen Shwe Hadani

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Students in the Munroe Elementary School after-school garden club (L-R) Anai Carrillo, Jessica Grimaldo, Andrea Torres and Sandaley Haileseolph at the table in the foreground chop vegetables to put in a stir fry dish they would cook in Denver, Colorado May 9, 2012. The students learn to grow and prepare healthy meals in the school's garden club, with some of the food going to the school's lunch program. Colorado has the second fastest growing childhood obesity rate in the nation says non-profit LiveWell Colorado. Groups like Livewell are working to reduce childhood obesity by supporting school gardens, especially in low income areas, to provide learning about healthy food while actually providing nourishment. Studies have shown that children are more likely to try eating fresh fruit and vegetables if they are involved in growing them. Photo taken May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH EDUCATION SOCIETY) - TM3E85F16B801

Elizabeth Warren’s comprehensive education plan recognizes community needs

Monday, October 28, 2019

Urban Thinkscape

Philadelphia demonstrates the power of play for child and city development

Jenny Perlman Robinson

Thursday, October 24, 2019

A student stands in a library facing away.

Better serving the needs of America’s homeless students

Ariella Meltzer, Diana Quintero, and Jon Valant

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Jayme Sheppard carries her daughter Hope, who was enrolled in kindergarten at the Plaza Towers elementary school, on her shoulders as she departs a ceremonial last day of the school year at the Eastlake Elementary School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 23, 2013. Seven students were killed at Plaza Towers Elementary when a tornado packing winds of 200 miles (320 km) per hour slammed into the building on Monday afternoon just before school was to have let out. The massive tornado obliterated sections of Moore, Oklahoma, leaving 24 dead on May 20. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E95O08WU01

From trauma-informed to asset-informed care in early childhood

Wednesday, October 23, 2019