A nonprofit called Turnaround for Children helps schools meet the needs of children facing poverty and adversity.


How To Apply The Brain Science Of Resilience To The Classroom

We met with parents to talk about screen time, digital privacy and the role of devices in the classroom. They had a lot of questions, so we asked some experts for answers. Take a listen.


Parent Anxiety, Screen Time And Learning In The Digital Age

Lasers and lava and mummies, oh my! Here are the exhibits that kids and their grown-ups love the most from 10 of the nation's best children's museums.


Ready, Set, Play: A Top 10 'Playlist' From The Nation's Children's Museums

A test that can flag struggling readers before they're old enough to read and the power of music to help a child hear language. A literacy two-fer from the NPR Ed Team.


From Mozart To Mr. Rogers: Literacy, Music And The Brain

An unlikely leader rises in a poor, rural Southern school district.


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