The Senate has confirmed Betsy DeVos as U.S. education secretary. Here's what educators, lawmakers and education groups have to say about it.

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Fake news is everywhere, and many Americans in this digital age struggle to sort fact from fiction. The fix: Teach them when they're young.

Here's how difficult it is for students with children to get access to federal money for child care.

This week, for many schools and teachers, their lesson plans went out the window and a new one appeared: How to teach about, and what to say to students, following the historic election.

The election countdown is on — so we've rounded up the education talking points of each candidate in case you have last-minute questions.

Research shows that the way a school "feels" can help kids learn. But school climate remains a hard concept to define and measure.

From re-purposed lard pails to bento boxes, the way students carry lunch to school has changed almost as much as the classrooms they learn in.

Teachers in the U.S. flee the profession at rates higher than other developed nations. Often, the reasons have little to do with pay, parents or students.

The 1.1 billion girls of the world face many unique challenges, and education is high on the list.

Middle school is an awkward time — there's no getting around that. But there are ways we can make it better, hormones and all.