Facebook says that it kicks off about 20,000 users a day because they're underage. Facebook requires all of its users to be 13 or older, but that doesn't stop many kids from lying about their age on their profi...

According to a new report, 80 percent of children under the age of 5 used the Internet regularly. Some of these tech-savvy toddlers play games online, while others watch video clips. No word on how many put tog...

Rango, Johnny Depp's new animated film, has run afoul of the anti-smoking lobby for the film's frequent and graphic depictions of lighting up. There are at least 60 instances in which characters smoke in the PG...

Teachers, parents and students believe it's important for kids to be ready for college and/or career when they leave high school, according to a new survey; but not all believe it's our educational sy...

A new werewolf-themed doll from Mattel has some youth experts howling mad. The doll, Clawdeen Wolf from Mattel's Monster High collection, comes with a revealing skirt, tall boots and lists flirting with boys as...

For many college-bound teens, taking the SAT is an incredibly anxious time. Much of a student's future can depend on how he or she performs on the test—from what school to attend to how much scholarship m...

What Japan Can Teach Us About Tough TimesGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:On March 11, a massive undersea earthquake—one of the largest ever reco...

Mamma? "Dada?" No matter how cute babies are when they say these sorts of things, it's not going to make Mamma or Dada famous. If parents can get their children to say "Chicco," that's another thing altogether....

Children may be our future, but you'd have to be a little insane to actually raise 'em. That, at least, is the conclusion of a study conducted Richard Eibach and Steven Mock (both of whom, we must assume, are c...

When the No Child Left Behind Act was passed in 2002, many hoped it would lead toward a quantum leap forward in education, with its ultimate goal being to make all students proficient at math and reading by 201...