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Practice results in better learning. Consider learning a musical instrument, for example: the more one practices, the better one will be able to learn to play. The same holds true for cognition and ...

Although only two years old, Great Valley Academy in Manteca, California has garnered so much attention that traditional districts are contracting to implement the charter school’s visual learning ...

Ever wonder why kids seem to pick up new knowledge and skills faster than adults? A new study attributes the kids' mental prowess to differences in a brain messenger called GABA. "Our results show ...

Lorenzo reads out loud from an iPad inside a classroom at Miami Lighthouse Academy. “Pete was getting more ...” He pauses, sounds out one of the large, yellow words, then starts reading again.

If you've ever had the feeling that your elementary school kids were 'smarter' than you -- or at least capable of picking up new information and skills faster -- a new study suggests you're absolutely ...

New Zealand school teacher, Neil D. Fleming, wondered why some teachers were better able to engage with students. Was it the teacher or the student that made the difference? In 1987, he developed a ...