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Bills QB Josh Allen is in the running for league MVP this season, but he's already earned that title off the field with many ...

If gangs were visiting this kind of damage upon our kids, we would call in the National Guard. When frats do it, we go to the movies.

Research shows including students with and without disabilities in the same classroom can benefit everyone. Two students with ...

Young kids are especially vulnerable to the effects of wildfire smoke. Here’s how you can keep them safe as fires continue to spread across Los Angeles County.

An Iowa man was arrested recently for a sexual assault charge after he contacted an 11-year-old girl on Discord and later met ...

Sen. Suetterlein also wants to focus on laws that would expand work-based education. He filed a law to protect children’s ...

What causes kids to lose motivation, and what can we do about it? Psychologist and learning expert Ellen Braaten explains that kids who have lost the will to do anything (other than play video ...

Fully funding 4-year-old preschool, policies that help schools recruit and retain staff and better mental health services all ...

Physical Education (PE) has historically been a part of children’s education since the late 1800’s with laws passed by states to mandate the formal requirement. Although physical education has ...

For three decades now, the group known as R.O.C.K- Real Options for City Kids has been serving children and families through innovative programs that combine learning with sports, leadership training ...

You might not imagine that there are many scenarios involving kids and a “safe word,” as this is a concept often used in the ...