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LEGO's New SPIKE Prime Is Designed to Teach Kids Coding and Confidence

LEGO Education's latest release, SPIKE Prime, is designed to teach kids vital STEAM skills in the classroom.

Indiana School Is Making Sure No Kid Goes Home Hungry By Turning Leftover Food Into Take-Home Meals

The Elkhart school district is helping kids stay fed on the weekends by turning food that would otherwise go to waste into individually packaged frozen meals.

Ohio Is the Latest State to Reinstate Cursive in the Classroom

Recent handwriting trends have taken a turn.

Forget Therapy Puppies—Michigan State Students Brush Cows to De-Stress for Finals

The event was called "Finals Stress mooove on out!"

Scientists at UC San Diego Want You to Mail Them Your Poop

This gives "UPS" a whole new meaning.

16 Secrets of School Portrait Photographers

School portraits get a bad rap sometimes, but a lot of hard work goes into each picture. (There's even someone tasked with being on "booger patrol.")

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Anthony Bourdain Is the Subject of a New Class at Louisiana's Nicholls State University

Enrollment for "Anthony Bourdain and His Influencers" opens this month.

The 35 Most Frequently Banned Books of the Past 5 Years

The Holy Bible is regularly challenged for having a "religious viewpoint."

Writing a Term Paper? This Font Is a Sneaky Way to Meet Your Page Count

Even seasoned professors may have trouble spotting this trick.

The Most (and Least) Valuable College Majors, Ranked

Yes, STEM majors make more. But the most valuable field of study isn't medicine or engineering.

4 Old Men Who Played College Football

College football is usually a young man’s game, but occasionally an old timer finds his way onto the field.

The 2019 College Rankings Are Here. See Where Your Favorite School Landed

Princeton continues to dominate the rankings, but a few other schools climbed up the list this year.

The 5 Countries That Pay Teachers More Than the U.S.

America ranks sixth globally in terms of teacher salaries.

Take Heart, Nerds—Science Says the Cool Kids Don't Stay Cool

A longitudinal study finds that the 13-year-olds with social cachet lose it by the time they're young adults.

National WWII Museum and Arizona State University Have Teamed Up to Offer a World War II Master's Degree Program

It's the first program of its kind in the U.S.

Attention Parents: Crayons Sold at Dollar Tree and Amazon May Contain Asbestos

Something to keep in mind while completing your back-to-school shopping list.

Kellogg's Releases Braille and Audio Lunch Box Notes for Visually Impaired Kids

Just in time for back-to-school season.

A New Game Show Helps Contestants Pay Off Their Student Loans

Crippling debt has never been more fun.

Northeastern University Is Now Handing Out Echo Dots to Its Students

Alexa, where's the party?

Here Are the Colleges In Each State With the Best Job Placement Rates

Spoiler: None of the Ivies made the cut.

School Buses May Soon Come with Seat Belts

Federal regulators are still arguing over whether belts will make a difference in passenger safety.

The Best Strategy for Guessing on a Multiple-Choice Quiz

Get a separate sheet of paper ready.

10 Facts about John Knowles's A Separate Peace

The 1959 tale of prep-school friendship against the backdrop of war has sold more than 8 million copies.

At One Swiss University, You Can Now Major in Yodeling

"The whole yodeling scene will benefit from their new skills,” said one instructor.

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