One afternoon earlier this year, my 11-year-old son was sitting at his laptop and working quietly on his math homework. At ...

Like all social norms and institutions in our culture, schools and education have drastically changed over the last few decades. Obviously, there’s the emergence of technology and screens that have ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive analyze the actions, decisions, and psychological strategies that 9/11 survivors used to survive life-threatening situations. Striking Barbara Eden, 94, turns ...

As an only child, there are certain moments when I feel deeply "locked out" of standard life things. Having no siblings can be a lonely experience, but at times, the biggest issue I find myself in is ...

I’m in a season of life when more of my former teachers are passing away, each loss reminding me how early mentors helped lead me to the right place. All of this came to mind recently with the news ...

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I went into see my 12-year-old son in his room to say “good morning” on Thursday. “It’s a sad day,” Reed said, sitting on the edge of his bed. “It sure is, bud,” I said. “We don’t kill or hurt people ...

Today marks the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that shook the nation and changed the world. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives that day in New York City, Arlington County, ...

In this Oct. 11, 2001 file photo, firefighters make their way over the ruins of the World Trade Center through clouds of dust and smoke at ground zero in New York ...

Des Moines, Iowa — In West Des Moines, Iowa, roughly 1,100 miles from Ground Zero, history teacher Ann Krois is tackling one of the most defining moments of the past half-century. "Teaching students ...