Evolving Education

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.

There’s a reason video apps make you feel awkward and unfulfilled.

‎Learn about collection The Best Education Apps for Your Child featuring Hopster Saturday Club for kids, Montessori Preschool, and Endless Learning Academy on App Store. Enjoy these apps on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

The 2020 report explores the newest trends in higher education, emphasizing how online learning is evolving to meet the needs of distance learners and online schools.

Meditation is meant to help students deal with stress. But the hype is outpacing the evidence.

Does meditation help students navigate stressful thoughts, or set them up to be more passive? A look into the debate around meditation in schools.

An in-depth look at the research and best practices for bringing mindfulness into schools.