Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Getting all stakeholders to agree on existing K-12 curriculum, let alone newly proposed material, can be tough—as anyone embroiled in ongoing “curriculum wars ” can attest. But one subject appears to ...

At the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, educators in the Portage schools outside of Kalamazoo, Mich., decided to overhaul how they taught reading comprehension. Instead of focusing on teaching ...

How can we prepare students for a world increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence? If you are in the education field, it’s likely that you are dealing with AI in some way. “AI readiness” has ...

In our polarized society, a new study offers hope for the future: Even young children can learn to discuss and argue about meaningful problems in a respectful and productive way. Researchers found ...