EDUCATION

Cosmo the crow gave some kids in Oregon a lesson in swearing.

A Profane Crow Made Friends at an Elementary School Before Being Expelled

The crow, known as Cosmo, made a stir at Allen Dale Elementary by teaching kids a few choice expletives.

The 20 States With the Best Public School Systems in America

The states with the best public schools are almost all in the Northeast, with special guest appearances by Nebraska and Wisconsin.

The 20 Most Educated Cities in America

Whether you've been out of school for two years or 20, you may feel at home in one of these educated U.S. cities.

A traffic chicken is patrolling a New Zealand preschool.

This New Zealand School Is Using a Chicken as a Traffic Officer

A hen named Henry patrols the parking area of a New Zealand preschool. According to one student, Henry ensures that "when cars come, they don't drive over the children."

20 Online Colleges and Universities That Offer the Best Return On Your Investment

These online colleges and universities offer the biggest returns on investment based on their tuition, average student debt levels, and post-grad salary data.

There's a gondola in Venice with your name on it.

Want to See the World? CheapTickets Will Pay Your Student Loans for a Year So You Can Travel

It’s not exactly student loan forgiveness, but it will help you justify taking the European vacation you’ve always dreamed of.

Kindergarten survived some early controversy to become part of the American education system.

Why Do We Call Kindergarten Kindergarten?

This very German word became embedded in the American vernacular—but not before German politicians tried to ban kindergarten entirely.

Several Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Receive $650,000 Grant to Protect Their Campuses

The $650,000 in grant money will go to restoring and preserving the campuses of eight historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S.

A 1602 fresco by Domenichino showing Giulia Farnese with a unicorn.

You Can Get a Unicorn Hunting License From Michigan’s Lake Superior State College

Because the best way to find out if unicorns are real is to trek to the nearest forest and look for one yourself.

Texas High School Has Opened a Student-Run Grocery Store for Families in Need

At Linda Tutt High School, students can pick up groceries for their families using a good deed-based point system.

Schools across the globe have been around for centuries.

The Oldest Schools in Each Country

These institutions of higher learning have been around for centuries—in some cases, even a millennium.

How Lolita Author Vladimir Nabokov Helped Ruth Bader Ginsburg Find Her Voice

Before Vladimir Nabokov gained fame for ‘Lolita,’ he helped hone the writing skills of a future Supreme Court icon.

Grant Imahara attends San Diego Comic-Con

Late MythBusters Star Grant Imahara Honored With New STEAM Foundation

Grant Imahara, who passed away in July at age 49, is the namesake of The Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation, which will help bring opportunities to students.

America's Top 25 Colleges and Universities for 2021

It’s hard to compete with the Ivy League schools, but the institutes of technology are putting up a good fight.

MDs and DOs are both reputable health care providers. The difference is one of philosophy.

MD vs. DO: What Is the Difference?

Some people are confused by the DO designation for health care providers, but it's not really so unusual.

Classrooms are especially important places to embrace language variations.

Duolingo’s Free Virtual Convention Will Cover How “Black Languages Matter” and More

The designer of the infamously persistent Duolingo owl will also be on hand to answer questions about his creation.

5 Things You No Longer See in Driver's Ed

The majority of American teenagers once learned how to drive in driver's ed. Today, you won't find these staples of highway safety instruction in the classroom.

Looking to Up Your Harry Potter Game? You Can Take Virtual Classes at Hogwarts for Free

You can't spend the upcoming school year at Hogwarts Castle, but this collection of free online classes offers the next-best thing.

Facing History and Ourselves students visit the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.

This Organization Designs Resources to Help Educators Teach Difficult Parts of History in Sensitive, Constructive Ways

Topics include global immigration, race in U.S. history, justice and human rights, genocide and mass violence, and more.

This rubber band race car is just as fun to race as it is to build.

KiwiCo’s Subscription Boxes Contain STEM-Based DIY Projects for Kids of All Ages

There are homemade arcade claws, pinball machines, lava lamps, slime, hand-crank flashlights, and so much more.

Benjamin Franklin left instructions in his will that had to be followed for 200 years.

How a 200-Year-Old Gift From Benjamin Franklin Made Boston and Philadelphia a Fortune

When Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, he left a small sum of money to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia with one condition: That they not spend it in full for 200 years.

The great thing about Zoom is that it's almost impossible for people to tell if you're wearing pajamas.

An Illinois School District Has Banned Fully Remote Students From Wearing Pajamas While Learning

Enforcing a school dress code for remote learning will be difficult, especially since nobody can see your pants on Zoom anyway.

Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone is on the list, and for good reason.

Google Teams Up With The Conscious Kid on a Book List to Promote Racial Equity in Classrooms

Selections from the reading list include Lupita Nyong’o’s ‘Sulwe’ and Tomi Adeyemi’s ‘Children of Blood and Bone.’

School book fairs can help create readers for life.

Browsing Through the History of School Book Fairs

The temporary school bookstores stuffed with metal shelves full of paperbacks and sticker books often felt like a kid's only chance to score a deal on 'Encyclopedia Brown' mysteries.

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