I teach eighth-grade math. I have a student who sleeps (pretends to sleep?) through my class most days. Talking about it with him is not working. What do I do? Answer: Ahh, the middle-school sleeper: ...

This 5-year-old is usually kind and good at making friends. How does her parent handle her sudden mean behavior? Hi, Meghan: My just-turned-5-year-old has begun experimenting with “being mean” (her ...

Ms. Macy is the author of “Dopesick” and the forthcoming “Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America.” She wrote from Urbana, Ohio. Like many Americans, I left my small Ohio town ...

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It's a scene many families know all too well: the entire household gathered around the table, pencils in hand, staring down at a seemingly impossible math problem. But for one Ohio family, a normal ...

The Palo Alto Unified School District has been sued by a group of parents who allege the district’s process for placing students in math courses hinders girls’ advancement. Embarcadero Media file ...

The mom explained she works full-time and used vacation days in order to make her daughter's cake Getty A mom isn't sure if she's in the wrong after she told another mom she wouldn't make her daughter ...

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An exciting new study reveals the hidden genetic architecture of quantitative ability, showing how brain wiring and signaling shape math skills independently of general intelligence. Study: A genetic ...

The mom explained she works full-time and used vacation days in order to make her daughter's cake A mom isn't sure if she's in the wrong after she told another mom she wouldn't make her daughter an ...