At this point in history, screen time for children can be considered “Lindy”—it has been done for a long time and seems to have staying power. The baby boomers tuned into Captain Kangaroo on weekday ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeanne Allen is founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform. As the school year ends, many parents are breathing a sigh of ...

The tale of Kelley Williams-Bolar, a Ohio mother sentenced to jail on Jan. 19 and fined $30,000 for enrolling her daughter in an out-of-district school, has taken on a life of its own. Her story has ...

Perception of parental power tends to change the older a girl or boy grows. For example, the baby is awed by the seemingly magical power of parents to create so much of what happens in the infant’s ...

The mother dragged out of an Edgewood ISD board meeting this week is now sharing her story — joined by parents and advocates demanding accountability from district leaders. Maribel Gardea, a mother of ...

The traditional “how was school today?” chat between parents and their children has in recent months increasingly taken on ominous tones. More often now these end-of-the-day conversations include ...

Long before I was governor of Arkansas or White House press secretary, I came to Washington as a bright-eyed college graduate for my first real job at the Department of Education. I thought I was ...

Another way to think about the adolescent goal of reaching independence is reducing the positional power difference between teenager and parent until equity of personal standing in the relationship is ...