Everyone has the occasional bad class, but my worst run of sustained teaching failure came during the fall semester of my first year. I do not include the spring semester because the class in question ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The days are counting down to Christmas, but for many people it may not be a joyful time of year, but people on the First Coast who work with older adults are helping them fight ...

Any parent with a child in school, any teacher, any administrator — really, any observer of our education system — will tell you that smartphones are a distraction in school. But if you ask 10 ...

Unlocking many of the benefits of a smartphone, like having a virtual doctor’s visit rather than going to the physician’s office or feeling comfortable shopping online, can be daunting for some people ...

This piece is part of Scientific American’s column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. Mental health concerns. Exposure to pornography. Addiction. Loneliness. Bullying. Adolescents’ use of ...