Why the Focus on Willpower Backfires with Kids
And in the process, they’ve found easier and more effective ways for parents to handle the tsunami of temptations in
How Can Character Count in Sports When Winning is Everything?
“Most sports are about motor skills, not moral skills,” Stoll told me. “It doesn’t magically happen because you are walking
The Effort to Rebuild Education Research After DOGE Cuts
“For all the reorganizing that’s going on, there is an awareness that IES is performing a unique service to the
College Students, Professors are Making Their Own AI Rules. They Don’t Always Agree
“It’s not fair to them,” Cryer says. More than three years after ChatGPT debuted, generative AI has become a part
Four Habits to Help Teens Build Better Habits
Another teenager longs to give up junk food. He can start to make this food invisible by storing the chips
Parents Trust Report Cards More Than Standardized Test Scores — With Consequences for Kids
The findings appear in a draft paper that has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal and may still
When Difference Can School Size Make in a Student’s Life?
The longer-term picture is more sobering. Although more students enrolled in both four- and two-year colleges, small school alumni did
Advice From a Friendship Coach: How to Turn an Acquaintance into a Friend
In a conversation with Life Kit, Vellos shares insights on how to turn a stranger into a friend, based on
How School Boards Can Bring Differing Views Together
Episode Transcript This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors. Marlena Jackson-Retondo: So
Easy A’s, Lower Pay: Grade Inflation’s Hidden Damage
But its findings are striking and build the argument against raising grades. Slide from Feb 3, 2026 presentation by economist