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What kids are doing on tablets seems to matter more than how long they use them. PeopleImages/iStock via Getty Images

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Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture

Staff Writer - July 19, 2026

While there are benefits to personalized tutoring, the evidence isn’t clear that having AI tutors helps students learn better or faster. CreativaImages/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Despite the growth of some AI schools like Alpha, research doesn’t show that AI tutors are better than human teachers

Texas’ new list of required readings for public schools, which includes biblical stories and excerpts, will begin to take effect in 2030. AP Photo/David Goldman

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Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century‑long debate

Private U.S. colleges and universities are charging an average of $44,961 in tuition for the 2025-26 school year. Catherine Lane/Moment via Getty Images

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College is unaffordable for many Americans – but don’t just blame rising tuition

Approximately $2 billion in earmarked money went to colleges and universities from September 2025 through October 2026. Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Both Democrats and Republicans give millions to universities in earmarks – but not in the same way

A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene.

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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and...

Staff Writer - February 1, 2025

When it comes to slowing down China’s tech rise, tariffs won’t do the trick. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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China tech shrugged off Trump’s ‘trade war’ − there’s no reason...

Staff Writer - January 17, 2025

Afghan girls are barred from attending school after sixth grade. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

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Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting –...

Staff Writer - January 5, 2025

The private tutoring market has grown since the COVID-19 pandemic. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

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How effective is tutoring in the United States? – 4 essential reads

Staff Writer - January 2, 2025

Dark comets accelerate through space but don’t have a dusty tail like most comets. Adina Feinstein and NASA’s Earth Observatory

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2 populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell...

Staff Writer - December 22, 2024

Quincy Jones conducts an orchestra in Rome in May 2004. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

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Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education...

Staff Writer - December 15, 2024

Unfurling fiddlehead of the Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides). Jacob S. Suissa, CC BY-ND

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Ferns’ ability to evolve ‘backward’ offers insights into the meandering path...

Staff Writer - December 15, 2024

Did your head literally explode? No, but you can say it did. John Lund/Stone via Getty Images

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Love it or hate it, nonliteral ‘literally’ is here to stay:...

Staff Writer - December 6, 2024

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