For students who have fallen years behind in math and reading, recovering that lost academic ground is a marathon, not a sprint. But it doesn’t hurt to pick up the pace. A new study of more than 5 ...

Setting and achieving goals helps kids (and grown-ups) build self-esteem — and teaches perseverance, too. When children set goals, it helps them practice executive function skills like planning.

In the last 30 years, a series of innovative findings in neuroscience, metacognition, and learning have inexorably changed how we think about educating students. The notions that learning is ...

EdSource · School screen time is rising. California parents are asking where to draw the line The increase in conversations about how to serve the overall needs of students, including their social and ...

The importance of personal development in achieving professional success cannot be overstated. Personal development encompasses a broad range of activities that improve awareness, identity, talents, ...

Haven’t we all heard that a million times? Don’t get me wrong, GPA, club commitments, extracurriculars, jobs and other responsibilities that are thrown our way all play an important role in our future ...

Award-winning educator Valerie Bolling has written a book about setting writing goals to make the writing process more accessible for students and more manageable for teachers. In addition to her ...