Schools

12 May 2018, 20:33

Mark Zuckerberg once made a $100 million investment in a major US city to help fix its schools - now the mayor says the effort 'parachuted' in and failed

AP Mark Zuckerberg (right) founder and CEO of Facebook talks about his donation of $100 m...

22 Jan 2018, 22:17

An education startup you've never heard of is now in 70% of US school districts

Shutterstock A startup called Kiddom is in 70% of US school districts, and it's quickly enticing teachers with the "personal...

05 Jan 2018, 00:11

7 young adults went undercover as high school students and found today's life as a teenager today is nothing like they remember

A&E Shane Feldman, an undercover high school student on the documentary series "Undercover High." Most people...

21 Nov 2017, 22:21

The internet is freaking out over this note a principal sent to parents during exam week

Flickr/US Department of Education There are bigger things to worry about than test scores. A letter from a principal to pare...

17 Nov 2017, 13:25

Homeless people living in RVs were evicted near the future site of a school funded by Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook/Zuckerberg Chan Initiative Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg have inadvertently caused an upset in an impoverished...

27 Sep 2017, 20:15

The 12 most innovative universities in the world

Flickr/staceymk11 MIT in Boston. US universities continue to stand out as the most innovative in the world, according to Reuters' third-annual rankin...

14 Sep 2017, 21:33

Psychologists studied 5,000 genius kids for 45 years -here are their 6 key takeaways

Seth Wenig / Reuters Follow thousands of super-bright kids for four and a half decades and you learn a thing or two about ho...

09 Sep 2017, 02:04

1.7 million American kids can't go to school because of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey - and it could have disastrous consequences

Matt Rourke/AP Images Families in Houston line up to receive free school uniforms in the wake of Hurricane Ha...

31 Aug 2017, 22:59

Harvey is keeping over 200,000 kids out of school, and that could have long-term consequences

Eric Gay/AP Keedan Garcia, 8, holds his kitten as he waits with his family to be evacuated as the outer bands of Hurricane H...

24 Aug 2017, 21:59

Millennials think they learn more from tech than people - and that's a big problem for schools

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Inquisitive millennials are more likely to Google the answers to nagging questions rather than asking...

13 Jul 2017, 21:03

A Peruvian billionaire contracted a world-famous design firm to remake his country's private school system, and the results are stunning

Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters In Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor's home country of Peru, education is lagging. The ...

16 May 2017, 12:30

Yale's Singapore outpost is more exclusive than Harvard, Princeton, and Yale's main campus

See-ming Lee 李思明 SML on flickr Princeton University may have an acceptance rate of just 6.5%, and Harvard 5.2%, but neither ...

11 Apr 2017, 20:47

What school lunch looks like in 18 countries around the world

AP Images In the US, a typical school lunch might consist of chicken, a whole-grain roll, and salad. But in France, students' plates might instead be...

03 Mar 2017, 22:03

12 of the most beautiful schools around the US

Rogers Partners Schools aren't just places where students cram facts into their brains. At their best, they are awe-inspiring places that people love...

15 Feb 2017, 16:09

Byju’s new gamified app wants to make studying Maths real fun for students

You’re probably one of those people who was scared of math as a kid, and many children still find doing mathematics a chore ...

28 Dec 2016, 23:09

Here are the books 8 of America's most prestigious private schools have students read over the summer

Amazon High-school classic "Lord of the Flies." For many people, the summer months symbolize pleasure reading at its best. I...

12 Sep 2016, 18:45

Scientists followed 5,000 genius kids for 45 years - here's what they learned about success

Getty Images Follow thousands of super-bright kids for four and a half decades and you learn a thing or two about how to rai...

13 Aug 2016, 19:30

Evidence suggests preschool is a waste of time and money

gronman/Flickr Every parent wants their child to have the best life possible. Often, that means giving them the best education they can get, beginnin...

02 Aug 2016, 01:57

The new Sandy Hook Elementary School hides high security in beautiful design

Mark Lennihan/AP Images Don't let the wavy lines and colorful blinds fool you: When it comes to security, the new Sandy Hook...

23 Jul 2016, 19:40

Kids at this Swedish school learn on mountains, in caves, and at watering holes

Courtesy of Rosan Bosch If you want to raise creative kids, consider packing your bags for Sweden. At the bilingual Vittra T...

20 Jul 2016, 20:59

Malcolm Gladwell says colleges that serve amazing food are 'completely absurd'

Facebook/Bowdoin College cafeterias are notorious for their sad salad bars and cardboard pizza. Malcolm Gladwell would like ...

07 Jul 2016, 23:58

This school in a garden is like a real-life Narnia

Greene School Starting this September, kids in West Palm Beach, Florida will get to attend a school that's about as close to nature as you can get, s...

27 Jun 2016, 20:10

This beautiful Japanese kindergarten is made of shipping containers

Hibino Sekkei In San Francisco, people are turning shipping containers into tiny apartments. In Japan, they're putting entire kindergarten classes in...