Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she'd ...

Benjamin Franklin’s insights on education profoundly influence the art of parenting. Kids engage and learn best when they participate, rather than passively listening. This interactive method ...

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was discovered by Eugène ...

Imagine you had an unlimited budget for individual tutors offering hyper-personalised courses that maximised learners’ productivity and skills development. This summer I previewed this idea – with a ...

Wendy Kopp founded Teach for America decades ago, spurning a career on Wall Street that was synonymous with her 80s generation. Her mission has since expanded to Teach for All, which oversees a ...

This giving season, as we reflect on the ripple effect of generosity, I am reminded of my own journey and how the support of one person helped shape the trajectory of my life and led me to my current ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. In the 1960’s, a raven-haired and ...

Washington College in Maryland became the butt of the joke on late night TV last month after it changed its logo—George Washington’s cursive signature—because it was “difficult to read and not ...