Education

Campus alert systems have become common in the wake of tragedies such as the Virginia Tech massacre, but one researcher criticizes them as ineffective.

Britain’s national health institute has recommended that doctors minimize the use of drugs like Ritalin to combat ADHD, advising that psychological therapy be used instead.

The family of deceased Rice football player Dale Lloyd II has filed a wrongful death suit. The case highlights the dangers of the sickle cell trait for athletes.

The story of a block party that spiraled out of control through Facebook underscores the impact that social networking sites can have.

Project-based learning is being used to prepare students to tackle the issues of the 21st century by challenging them with real-world problems.

After spending 2,100 hours in school per year, elementary school kids often confess that they don’t always find a classroom setting to be an ideal place for learning. A different learning environment, such as after school or at home might be able to offset the stress kids experience in the classroom. There are many ways to keep kids encouraged by awaking their innate desire for learning. Help kids to break out of the classroom box, and stimulate their imagination, curiosity, and learning styles.

New research that shows literate people are more satisfied and more likely to have significant others is one of many studies that have attempted to quantify happiness.

A new form of “super lice” affecting school children has adults looking for answers on how to get rid of them.

A new study indicates that mean-spirited behavior exhibited in the media increases aggression in viewers as much as violent content does.

A North Carolina butcher is one of an increasing number of employees nationwide to file discriminatory suits under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Parentline Plus, a parental charity in Britain, has just launched an online dictionary of teen slang to help parents better communicate with their kids.

Comedian Russell Brand made fun of the Jonas Brothers’ vow of abstinence until marriage, fueling the currently popular topic of teen sex and pregnancy.

Rising food prices have forced school cafeterias to tighten their belts and cut back on what they feed kids who have overdue lunch bills.

A professor has created a program aimed at helping end a cheating epidemic in U.S. high schools.

The return of students to the classroom raises the question of whether homework is an effective educational tool, or an unnecessary stressor and burden on students.

Some Midwestern colleges have seen an influx of East Coast prep-school students, but does the trend indicate a reemergence of Middle America, or just a competitive college admissions season?

A recent move by the French education minister to make English language education more widespread and accessible than ever could mark the end of one of the final obstacles to the language’s global dominance.

Social networking sites have “rocketed from a niche activity into a phenomenon that engages tens of millions of internet users,” according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. But how are such sites changing our social habits, and is the change for better or for worse?

Mistakes by automated spell-checkers and obscenity filters abound, showing that sometimes there’s no substitute for human judgment.

The “Parent Academy,” a parental education program first implemented by Florida’s Miami-Dade County School District in 2005, has inspired similar courses elsewhere in America.

Outdoor play-based learning takes going green to another level, making environmentalism accessible to toddlers, while giving their brains a break.

With the beginning of a new school year comes a need to help kids manage their extracurricular activities, homework and busy schedules. Here’s a how-to guide with advice on helping your kids meet their commitments with ease.

Fearing food labels to be too confusing for people with food allergies, the United States and Canada are considering revising labeling standards.

Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are being ostracized in schools and playgroups.

The Clayton County schools have lost accreditation after failing to meet eight of nine required improvements set by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Legislators across the country are pushing for mandatory recess and free time as individual schools are increasingly being kept inside for a variety of reasons.

The mayor of Akron, Ohio, has proposed leasing its sewage company to a private contractor to raise scholarship money that would keep educated professionals in the area.

Criticism surrounding the U.S. News and World Report law school rankings adds to a chorus of questions about the nation’s oldest educational ranking system.

As part of a campaign to get processed meats out of schools, the Cancer Project released a controversial commercial citing a link between hot dogs and colon cancer.

A new version of Amazon’s electronic book reader may mean students will no longer have to lug backpacks filled with heavy books.