At the end of every year (now for a record two years! ), we dig through all the white papers and research findings and think tank reports sent to Education Week , as well as a few in-house originals, to find some useful nuggets of visual information that may have escaped people's notice ...

We love Disney. An entire world devoted to the stuff of fantasy is something that grabbed a hold of us when we were kids and has never let us go. Now that we’re grown, we may know in our heads that it’s really some college student playing Mickey Mouse at Disneyland, or that Space Mountain is neit ...

There’s a free and easy technique that can help stave off excessive weight gain in childhood: Eat more slowly and stop eating when you’re no longer hungry. A new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity details how researchers monitored the eating habit ...

As I work with adults looking to help them change the direction of their lives, I sometimes wonder how can we as parents do better with our kids so they can learn to live fulfilling lives on their own as they age. My clients come to me with one set of goals and often end up pursuing others. &nb ...

© Caiaimage/Martin Barraud/Getty Images Whether it's a glint of grey hair in the mirror or the crow's feet nesting around your eyes, the realization that you're aging can be jarring. Many people start spending big money on hair salon visits and wrinkle creams, but if you're ...

© Pamela Moore/E+/Getty Images Want to live forever? Even if you're not going for immortality, it's a safe assumption that you want to be around for the long haul. And while 70 or 75 is more than enough time to live a fulfilling life, why not aim higher? As in, triple digits. Believe ...

© PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/PhotoAlto Agency RF Collections when to take down your christmas tree Oh, the dreaded chore of taking down a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. Once the sugar rush from holiday sweets and treats wear off and all the presents are unwrapped, you ...

Amid the whirl of the holiday season, many are vaguely aware of the approach of the winter solstice, but how much do you really know about it? Whether you’re a fan of winter or just wish it would go away, here are ten things to note—or even celebrate—about the solstice. 1. IT HAPPENS ON DECEM ...

Parents at their wits’ end over an unruly kid might take heart: The brat will probably grow up to earn more than his well-behaving peers, a new study in Development Psychology suggests. Researchers with the University of Luxembourg, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Cha ...

By Douglas Green I lay in the hallway, scratching my dog’s ears, when my beautiful crush walked in, saw us, and smirked at the pooch, “Well, aren’t you spoiled!” I smiled back at her, “No, she spoils me.” As I thought about it later, though, I realized that the dog couldn’t be spoi ...