Large numbers of low-income children who begin formal schooling with many disadvantages - poor medical care, homelessness, an uneducated mother, for example - not only struggle with schoolwork but ...

Why do rich kids end up doing better than poor kids in school? Of late, one common explanation for this has been the “word gap,” or the idea that poor children are exposed to significantly ...

Children take part in a variety of activities with Edgewood Outdoor Neighborhood Classroom, spread out in the backyard of Jasmin Field’s Harford Square home , on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.

Led by Zura Ndeta, the angry parents lamented that their children might be exposed to infections and jiggers, as the classroom was in a pathetic condition. "Our children are not safe in those classes.

Less than half of kids in low- and middle-income countries are able to read a short passage by the time they finish primary school, according to the World Bank. Across sub-Saharan Africa, as few ...

Poor kids," the 29-year-old told AFP. Japan just recorded its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, and since April heat has killed 59 people, according to the disaster management agency.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Teacher Angela Lively keeps a box of shoes in her kindergarten classroom, so poor children can get a new pair when their old shoes won't fit. Child poverty declining overall in ...

Compassionate communication is needed to resolve conflict in the school classroom and at home post-Covid, an NGO says. It is instilling it in pupils, their parents and teachers in Hong Kong.

Australian school children are losing weeks of classroom instruction each year, falling even further behind on international tests, as their teachers feel stressed, bullied and helpless amid ...