Schools are banning phones. But college students, workers also get pulled off task by digital devices. Here’s how smartphones can impact anyone’s thinking and learning.

Teaching students and experienced educators talk about being queer in a shifting landscape.

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Education leader Antoinette Miranda built a career of advocacy by making her own challenges, and others’, her personal mission. She’s not about to stop now.

In a fast-paced, complex world, has the rulebook for raising adolescents been rewritten?

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You know this elusive emotion when you feel it, and especially when you don’t. Learn ways to rethink and cultivate joy, even in the tough times

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Overuse of media devices might impact white matter in developing brains, research shows. But it’s less about screens and more about the interactions that young children aren’t receiving. 

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Repeating cycles in the United States could serve as lessons for a better future, if we first recognize them.

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Birth rates are declining. Ohio State researchers study possible reasons, economic solutions and discuss the scrutiny of another aspect of reproductive choice

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Chatbot technology can boost learning motivation and student engagement. But first, educators must put parameters in place.

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America is aging. How does mistreatment of our oldest members reflect our ageist attitudes? Research indicates how to fight the least-recognized form of abuse. 

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