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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.

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.

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.

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.

13 Back-to-School Essentials (Even if You're Learning From Home)

School won't look the same for many this year, but that doesn't mean you won't need some fresh supplies for the new year.

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.

Hope in a Box is giving kids the chance to balance out their Brontë with some Baldwin.

This Organization Is Bringing LGBTQ+ Representation to Rural Schools One Box of Books at a Time

Books range from the classic (James Baldwin’s ‘Giovanni’s Room’) to the contemporary (Adam Silvera’s ‘They Both Die at the End’).

Students In Virginia Are Getting Their School Library Books Delivered By Drone

With classrooms and public libraries closed, Virginia's Montgomery County school district has partnered with Google's drone company Wing to deliver books to kids.

This dad wanted to learn about dinosaurs, too.

The American Museum of Natural History Just Launched OLogy, an iPad App Version of Its Science Website for Kids

Kids can learn about archaeology, marine biology, and other “-ologies” through games, interactive lessons, and more.

Little News Ears translates current events into kid-friendly terms so parents don't have to.

The Little News Ears Podcast Helps Keep Kids Informed Without Overwhelming Them

The podcast, created by a New Jersey educator, presents topics in an upbeat, Mr. Rogers-inspired manner.

Google’s New ‘Read Along’ App Can Help Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills

With Read Along, a new interactive learning app from Google, kids can get reading assistance any time at home.

This man is so good at using Google Docs that he doesn't even need both hands.

13 Handy Tips, Tricks, and Hacks for Using Google Docs

From helpful keyboard shortcuts to adding handwritten signatures, these tips will make you a Google Doc wizard.

Ken Burns, namesake of iMovie's "Ken Burns effect," during a press tour in 2014.

PBS Is Making Several Ken Burns Documentaries Available for Free to Teachers and Students

The selection includes some of Ken Burns’s best documentaries, from ‘The Civil War’ to ‘The Roosevelts.’

The workbook features cartoonish creatures called "The Moodsters" that walk kids through the activities.

Yale and Scholastic Have Released a Free Workbook to Help Children Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The 16-page downloadable workbook features lovable cartoon creatures and activities that help kids process their emotions.

Elmo and Abby search for the color green at the beach.

Sesame Workshop Shares New Resources and Activities to Help Parents and Kids Cope With Self-Isolation

Elmo and the rest of the ‘Sesame Street’ characters help teach kids how to wash their hands and how to feel better about being stuck at home.

YouTube's Physics Girl snuffs out a candle with carbon dioxide.

20 Boredom-Busting Science Experiments You Can Do at Home, Courtesy of YouTube’s Physics Girl

From spinning eggs to DIY slime, these at-home science experiments help you stay busy and learn a few things, too.

Julia Stiles at the Golden Globe Awards in 2011.

49 Notable Columbia University Alumni

Columbia University, Manhattan's Ivy League institution, boasts Alexander Hamilton, Barack Obama, and even Alicia Keys (sort of) among its former students.

The University of Texas at San Antonio Is Offering Free Tuition to Thousands of Students

The college is opening its doors to qualifying first-time freshmen who meet income and academic requirements.

Phoenix High School Builds Laundry Room to Assist Underprivileged Students

If similar programs are any indication, Maya High School could see a significant leap in attendance and participation.

New Jersey Is the Latest State to Push for Cursive in the Classroom

The anchor-esque Fs, loopy Js, and the rest of the cursive alphabet are staging a comeback in New Jersey.

Do You Have the Smarts to Pass Harvard’s Entrance Exam—From 1869?

Harvard University’s acceptance rate may have been higher in 1869, but that doesn’t mean getting in was easy.

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