When we experience art, we feel connected to something larger. Why? A new field of science has the answers to some of art’s enduring mysteries.

A nonprofit called Turnaround for Children helps schools meet the needs of children facing poverty and adversity.

First-year teachers may feel that taking a strict approach with their students is best. A second-year teacher makes a case for compassion.

After the hurricanes pass, the question has surely been asked: How to save those wet, damaged books? Above, you can watch a visual primer from the Syracuse University Libraries--people who know something about taking care of books.

Project ideas to help your students realize the impact they can have on their community and beyond.

Make your own struggles known to kids so they see it's normal to face setbacks, strategize, and try anew.

Delivering content—in any class—through a story has positive effects on your students’ information retention.

Whether it's a hurricane, a mass shooting, racial and political violence or family trauma closer to home, teachers can be helpers. Here's our roundup of what you can do in these difficult situations.

Irritation and gloom may seem like the default mode for teenagers, but parents can help them gain a more realistic and resilient way of thinking. A clinical psychologist explains how.

Ash and his team of clowns, musicians and dancers are 'play specialists' who work with children in refugee camps across Europe. The aim is to allow the kids ...

Sesame Street in Communities aims to teach emotional coping skills to the youngest survivors of adversity, using characters familiar to millions.

Helping students to find purpose in their lives could not only motivate them in school, but help them be resilient to life's bumps.

In 2008, the Holly Square Shopping Center in northeast Denver was firebombed with molotov cocktails in gang-related arson. The next day, our ...

Trauma-informed education and wraparound services are growing in response to the storm as Houston-area schools look to the future. The changes could serve as a model for schools nationwide.

Thinking 'Bigger Than Me' in the Liberal Arts