A new survey from Sesame Workshop found that parents and teachers worry a lot about kindness -- what it looks like, how to cultivate it and why there isn't enough of it in the world.


E Is For Empathy: Sesame Workshop Takes A Crack At Kindness

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

In the age-old fight between hard work and talent, researcher Anders Ericsson says it's no contest. Practice wins the day.


Practice Makes Possible: What We Learn By Studying Amazing Kids

Science teacher Stephen Ritz and his students live in a food desert. His solution: Grow 100 bags of fresh fruits and vegetables a week -- in the classroom.


Teacher Cultivates Veggies (And Kids) In The Bronx

One new teacher in 10 will quit by the end of the first year. One teacher coined a phrase that explains why: Dark, Evil Vortex Of Late September, October and November, or DEVOLSON.


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