If you’re a typical parent, you log plenty of miles driving your kids to and from their many activities. But all of that time in the car need not be brain-drain time. Your kids are likely to use their devices both in the car and at home, so why not direct them away from social…

Before summer ends and school begins, take the opportunity to show your kids another side of education: experience. Even simple summer family vacations can be an educational experience for kids. If you’re looking for the best educational summer vacations, check this list below. The fun activities that you do together as a family are the…

Parents, teachers, and administrators agree that significant changes should be made to the United State’s educational system to better prepare today’s students for the future. A recent study, sponsored by Microsoft in collaboration with McKinsey and Company’s Education Practice, highlights three major changes researchers say should be made immediately if the class of 2030 is…

Do you have memories from your school days of all the students going outside to look at trees or maybe examining different kinds of flora and fauna? Or were there times  you went outside because it was nearing the end of the school year and the teachers and students were restless or had cabin fever?…

Parents already know how important it is to be involved in their children’s lives. Among other benefits, strong parental support is linked to better behavior in school as well as higher levels of academic achievement. The link between parental involvement and mental health isn’t as well-known, but it may be the most important reason to…