Years ago, I coached my 8-year-old son’s basketball team. A few games into the season, a parent berated me for not winning every game. I shared that I had two primary goals (and neither was piling up ...

Shani Page was 16 when she dropped out of high school. “My grades were bad,” she said. “My attendance was bad. The teachers ain’t have no faith in me. So I came here.” Her mother brought her to ...

A study found patients better understood their cataract surgery when informed-consent information was delivered at a second-grade reading level or via DVD, according to findings published in the ...

December 14, 2011 — Even well-educated patients understood more about their upcoming cataract surgery when the information was delivered at a second-grade reading level or via DVD, according to a ...

Our goal is to help every student become a proficient reader,“ said Deputy Superintendent Dr. Jenna Chiasson. “This data ...

MESQUITE, Tex. — Reading is 9-year-old Kristen Hernandez’s thing. She pores over mystery books, stories about vampires and even a college-level anatomy textbook that her mother is studying to become ...

Not only are teachers tasked with the gargantuan job of educating the next generation, but they're also stuck dealing with the emotional, physical, and mental tolls that come with the job. Despite the ...