Wealth Matters: Making a Portfolio, and More, at Money Camp

Summer camps where children learn skills like investing and developing a business plan are one way to increase young people’s financial literacy.

Games With No Screens and Food That’s Not Fast

When summer arrives and the structure of school days ends, many children fall into bad habits, but Children’s Power Play!, a statewide initiative, aims to correct that.

New Recruit in Homework Revolt: The Principal

Schools are responding to concerns that high-stakes testing and competition for college have fueled a grind that does little to raise achievement.

Inquiring Minds on Governors Island

At the World Science Festival “Science on Site” event, the island was turned into a classroom and laboratory, with experiments and exploration for scientists of all ages.

Sweat | Rowing: Through Rowing, New Confidence

Students with learning and social disabilities are being taught to row on the Harlem River, gaining a whole new attitude with each stroke.

Schwarzenegger Whispers Become an Admission

Stories of an affair and a child were flying around eight years ago, when Arnold Schwarzenegger ran for office.

Research Uncovers Raised Rate of Autism

A comprehensive study in a district of a South Korean city found the prevalence of autism was more that twice that usually reported in the developed world.

Who Really Cares How Yuppies Raise Their Kids?

Paradoxically, the kind of parents who follow debates about parenting may be those with the least to worry about.

Philadelphia School Battles Students’ Bad Eating Habits, on Campus and Off

An effort to improve nutrition is up against an array of powerful forces, from economics to biology, all of which are playing out in Philadelphia, where the obesity rate is among the nation’s highest.

On Education: For Detroit Schools, Hope for the Hopeless

Two years after Detroit’s politicians imposed reforms on the city’s schools, the $200 million deficit has risen to $327 million. But there is some hope.

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