Long-awaited rules that regulate the fat, salt, sugar, and calories in snacks and vending machine foods sold in schools were finally released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture today. The rules ...

Back in the day, many school policies were rooted in outdated traditions and limited personal expression and inclusivity. Even basic freedom was a far cry. It wasn’t uncommon for administrators to ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled final nutrition standards for school meals Wednesday that include a new, gradual limit on added sugars. The rules also include a sodium reduction that is ...

Teaching in the '80s and '90s came with rules and traditions that feel almost unbelievable today. Back then, classrooms had a very different vibe, and teachers had a lot more freedom in how they ...

While most of the differences between 90s school classrooms and modern ones revolve around changes in technology — from cell phones on every student to personal laptops to use in class — there are ...

Every generation has its own set of school rules that, in hindsight, either seem perfectly logical or utterly baffling. Today, with open-plan classrooms and digital learning, some of the directives ...

Forget the beige hallways and the simple squeak of chalk; the 1960s classroom was a high-stakes social laboratory. Based on historical U.S. Census Bureau data, in October 1960, approximately 42.7 ...

Corrections & Clarifications: This story from The Hechinger Report has been updated to clarify Johanna Lacoe's title. She is the research director of the California Policy Lab's site at the University ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...