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Meet the 17-year-old who turned a gardening project into a six-figure business. Plus: why being bored in high school doesn't mean college is the answer.
The unexpected path from honey to geometry, why plumbers might be the new tech bros, and the secret sauce for spelling success.
The AI teaching experiment that backfired. Plus; drone-piloting field trips?
Meet the former principal suggesting we've got the high school schedule all wrong
New Jersey kicks off 2025 by kicking phones out of schools. But there's a catch...
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt on childhood fragility... and how to give new life to your dried-up Crayola markers
Two research-backed strategies that actually work (plus why half a million Florida students are going micro)
Why do some people get so defensive about your educational choices? Plus: alarming new data about classroom behavior has teachers speaking out. And: explore 200 years of Smithsonian treasures from your couch.
A mom spent 10 days in jail for using her dad's address to access better schools. Here's how states are finally fixing this broken system...
New research on the link between movement and memory Plus: The viral math hack that's missing the point...
One parent watched their kid go from "I hate math" to mastering calculus in 8 months. The secret wasn't faster teaching - it was letting them learn at their own pace. Plus: Why viral math tricks are missing the point.
Depression, anxiety, and academic struggles all spiked around 2012 across multiple countries. The culprit wasn't what parents expected... Plus: The myth of multitasking and a smarter way to use rewards.