In one classroom, a group of preschool teachers squatted on the floor, pretending to be cave-dwelling hunter-gatherers. Next door, another group ended a raucous musical game by placing their tambourines and dru...

Powerful antipsychotic medicines are being used far too cavalierly in children, and federal drug regulators must do more to warn doctors of their substantial risks, a panel of federal drug experts said Tuesday....

There are vast differences between the generations, but the psychological differences between the 1950's Baby Boomers and today's Mellinnials are near polar opposites. (Story continues below.)Discussion Questio...

Steven Cline left Kansas State University last spring with memories of two years as a starting defensive lineman for a major-college football team. He left with a diploma, credits toward a master's degree and a...

An extensive new research study has found that unhappy people watch more TV while those consider themselves happy spend more time reading and socializing. The University of Maryland analyzed 34 years of data c...

At the high school in this small, pretty and proper-looking town near Boston, a student was being choked by another student--with the school’s permission. Just another meeting of the Winchester High mixe...

Differences in how male and female brains work mean single-sex schooling will make a comeback, a leading headmistress says.   Vicky Tuck, president of the Girls' School Association, which represents ...

Schoolchildren have always been inventive when it comes to excuses for not handing in their homework - and now they are increasingly blaming technology, a new survey revealed today.The study revealed 70 per cen...

If it didn't run afoul of employment laws, principal Thomas DeVito would consider taking out the following newspaper advertisement: "Wanted: Male teachers."At a time of increased emphasis on improving student a...

Sorry, Mr. President. Please surrender your BlackBerry.Those are seven words President-elect Barack Obama is dreading but expecting to hear, friends and advisers say, when he takes office in 65 days.For ye...