If teaching were like following a recipe, it would be a much easier job. Unlike the reliable and straightforward process of baking a batch of chocolate chip cookies, practices that work in a morning ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scanning social media while listening to a lecture. Watching a favorite television series while studying. Today's young people frequently juggle multiple streams of information and ...

This weekend I spent several hours completing an online “driver safety” course. I spent the time because successful completion of the course meant a discount on my auto insurance. When I started the ...

You have 15 minutes. What would you — a curious, respectful student part of a privileged 4.3% — rather indulge: an Instagram post or the insights of a leading academic? The choice seems obvious. But ...

A new bill would ban cell phone use in all Alabama public schools, with a few exceptions. A bill prefiled Nov. 18 by Rep. Patrick Sellers, D-Jefferson County, would create a statewide model policy to ...