Transcript JILL ANDERSON: I'm Jill Anderson. This is the Harvard EdCast. Lily Howard Scott knows the words we use with children don't just shape conversations but have power to shape their inner lives ...

How we see the world and interact with each other, especially whether we create welcoming environments of acceptance, does not always come naturally. Tim Shriver, chair of the Special Olympics, and ...

Post-pandemic schools are still feeling the aftershocks — socially, emotionally, and politically — say educators Mathew Portell and Tyisha Noise, co-authors of Harvard Education Press title, Reducing ...

The U.S. Department of Education has been a subject of political debate since its creation in 1980. “It's the one whose status has been most tenuous from the inception. So the recent calls we've heard ...

Play is an important part in any child’s life. But games and play are much more than just keeping a child occupied: The act of play is an essential part of a child’s overall development. Playful ...

U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy placed a spotlight on America’s problem with loneliness when he declared the issue an epidemic in the spring of 2023. Murthy explained, in a letter that introduced an ...

Elliot Haspel believes universal childcare can happen in America, especially because it affects everyone across red and blue lines. Haspel, Ed.M.’09, senior fellow at Capita, says part of the ...

The explosion of artificial intelligence comes with many benefits and challenges for children interacting with artificial intelligence, especially in educational and social contexts. “The big question ...

A new report details what teens think parents and teachers should know about how they use, or don’t use, generative artificial intelligence ...

Interest in the science of reading has grown rapidly in recent years. But as the term has gained traction, misunderstandings have also grown. A new series of briefs, co-authored by Harvard Graduate ...

Sam Noel, a senior at Melrose High School in Massachusetts, didn’t sleep well the night before his SAT last spring. “I was nervous,” he says, not just about taking the college entrance exam but also ...

As millions of students prepare for summer vacation, many parents may worry about endless time spent on the screen. According to Michael Rich, pediatrician and director of the Digital Wellness Lab at ...