Rick: Ashley, do students need to learn “mere facts”? Twenty years ago, in a 2006 TIME Magazine cover story on “How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20 th Century,” the then-dean of Stanford University ...

Is your child intrigued by maps? If they are, then they’re probably enjoying their social studies or history class quite a bit. If you’d like to pique their interest further, supplement their skills ...

Geography is a way of thinking, of asking questions, and of observing and appreciating the world around us. It gives us tools we need to move about in the world, to make wise decisions about our ...

It takes a lot to get a story on TV: research, interviews and getting video to go with the story. A seventh grade class is creating a newscast by turning their lessons into a news report. Students in ...