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Pity the Eighth-Grade Parents

New York City’s high-school application closes today. It’s been a season of agony.
UBS Global Media and Communications Conference 2025 December 9, 2025 3:45 PM ESTCompany ParticipantsDaniel Peyovich - ...
That loud kitchen jam is not just noise—it is sensory play, motor practice, stress release, and family connection rolled into ...
I guess events before they happen all the time. What about you, guys? What's the weirdest coincidence to ever happen to you?
A dad was reviewing his son’s math homework assignment when the unexpected appearance of two words, scribbled in pencil, stopped him in his tracks. Reading the words back to himself, Dave Robbins, a ...
It’s the rare child who’ll choose an afternoon of math homework over a family vacation. That’s partly because of the negative way that we talk about and teach math, says Chris Emdin, a professor of ...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) recently released data pertaining to the third-grade reading assessment ...
The UN Security Council has approved a US-backed plan that aims to implement a more sustainable peace in Gaza. On Monday, the council passed the US-drafted resolution, which includes the establishment ...
Play looks simple, but it is the engine of childhood learning. Here is how to protect it, fuel it, and feel good about doing ...
After more than a month of rumors and feverish speculation — including Polymarket wagering on the release date — Google today unveiled Gemini 3, its newest proprietary frontier model family and the ...
Spoiler alert! The following contains details from Season 5, Episode 3 of "Stranger Things," "The Turnbow Trap." These kids are up to their old tricks. We're talking barbed wire, demogorgons on fire, ...