It’s tempting to put students’ social, emotional, and mental well-being on the back burner as schools scramble to make up for lost learning and navigate the tough logistical and political challenges ...

EdSource · Hot classrooms, leaky roofs — one student’s fight for better school facilities Over the past few months, we’ve all witnessed heated debates on issues both large and small play out on TV ...

Ready or not, across the country, a new crop of kindergarteners has entered the K-12 school system. Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are ...

Technology’s effect on children’s social skills and well-being has caused a lot of hand-wringing over the years—and parents’ and educators’ concerns have only grown with the pandemic as students have ...

Every aspect of a child’s behavior in the classroom is influenced by their emotions, some of which help foster learning while others inhibit it. Additionally, their behavior is further influenced by ...

Kristin R. Laurens received funding for this research from the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. Emma Carpendale received an Australian ...

Imagine you are 4 years old. You are given the choice of eating one marshmallow now or receiving two marshmallows if you wait. What would you do? Source: Thinkstock In a now-famous series of studies, ...

Adults who practice social-emotional skills may find it easier to manage the stress of parenting. Credit: Ponomariova_Maria / iStock / Getty Images Plus There's no simple way to sum up a parent's job, ...