8+ hour, 5+ min ago  (626+ words) New federal test scores show younger students are making gains in reading and math " after years of declines. "I think this is an optimistic release," Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, told NPR. Here are…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (101+ words) kccu. org Helicopter vs. free-range parenting: What are the benefits of unsupervised play? Mounting evidence suggests a sheltered childhood may do more harm than good. Unsupervised play, once a normal part of American childhood, has largely been superseded by screens,…...