Reading maketh a man' is a remark attributed to Sir Francis Bacon that many of us were introduced to in primary or middle school. My teachers, including the Rector and the Reverend Brothers and ...

Time seems to be going faster than ever, but it’s still important to remember and learn from the past, writes Lynne Agress.

You can’t make this up. Juelz Santana set off a wave of conversation during a recent appearance on the No Funny Sht podcast when he suggested that young people should be taught financial literacy and ...

It is easy to see why politicians like raising the minimum wage. Short of cash yet keen to fight inequality, they have seized on a tool of redistribution that costs governments little and wins votes.

While the teaching of history at Columbia began in the mid-19th century, a separate Department of History was only formally established on November 16, 1896. Five history professors taught in the ...

Miniature Japanese sculptures, called netsuke, from the museum’s anthropology archives available for the public to see at the new exhibit. The Carnegie Museum of Natural History opened an exhibit Nov.

Seven timeless reads that challenge how you think, feel, and live. Each one offers wisdom that stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page. I’ve always believed that books are time machines.

Palantir stock has enjoyed abnormally high returns throughout the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution thanks to its impressive penetration across the public and private sectors. Over the last few ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - More than 500 volunteers took part in the 8th annual United We Read event, reaching more than 3,600 second graders across 10 Lubbock area schools. At Roberts Elementary, ...

I’ve always been an avid reader. There was a time when I was constantly plowing through novels – Updike, Irving, Roth, Malamud, Atwood – plus occasional non-fiction, including all of Bob Woodward’s ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Timothy Shanahan, ...

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