The battle over the novel offers a window into America’s long-running fight over what students should be allowed to read.

A fun, 12-question quiz that tests your knowledge of how learned material is stored and recalled.

We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us.

Join U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson in Bath for a community conversation as part of his Solidarity Forever Tour across Maine. Troy is a fifth-generation logger who has spent his career fighting f...

Protests are growing after a man identified as a 26-year-old from Colombia was fatally shot. Immigration advocates say he was authorized to work in the U.S.

For Immediate Release, July 13, 2026 Contacts: Mufalo Chitam, Executive Director, MIRC, mufaloc@maineimmigrantrights.org, Crystal Cron, Executive Director, Presente! Maine, ccron@presentemaine.org, Bi...

Witnesses described seeing one person being shot in the head.

One resident says he heard the shots and saw as agents pulled the man out of the vehicle.

Witnesses described seeing one person being shot in the head.

New research shows 1 in 3 young people use AI for personal, relational support or engaging intimately with characters and personas.

A new study reveals that reading on paper reduces brain processing effort compared to digital tablets.

Experts expect more litigation to follow landmark California case

Exploring the evidence and environment that make them sound credible.

A study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' brain development.

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Lawmakers questioned district leaders from Chicago, San Francisco and Virginia's Loudoun County about student pronouns, gender transition and other policies.

While some experts suggest AI integration for teaching and learning, schools still have to figure out how to pay for it.

Aldeman: New research finds giving a D rather than an F can help. But pumping up averages lowers graduation rates, college attainment & future income.

So you want to ignite a reading habit this summer. How do you get back into the groove? We talk to reading enthusiasts for their best tricks — like allowing yourself to read wherever, whenever.

Many moons ago, my friend and forever co-conspirator, Jeannie Timken and I created a "20 Day Twitter Challenge" for educators in our district. At the time, we knew a lot of teachers who were intereste...

Some students with disabilities rely on assistive technology to learn, and they worry it could be swept up in the movement to get screens out of schools.

There is a startling lack of diversity in children’s literature. School librarians around the country are hard at work trying to fix this problem and bring real diversity to their school’s collection.

What opportunities could a generation of students potentially lose when technology does the hard work for them? The celebrated author shares his thoughts on the hidden price of convenience.

It may sound archaic in today’s tech-centric classrooms, but researchers around the world are digging into the powerful effects of handwriting, revealing how the act of putting pen (or pencil) to pape...

Students often don’t measure academic difficulty objectively—they measure it emotionally. Teachers can tap into research to provide the resources and support students need to complete assignments.

Google says its new AI-powered experience will help people search more. But will it surface information that's reliably true?

Researchers studying data center impacts in Phoenix, Arizona, found that they can raise nearby air temperatures by up to 4 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius).