Education

Only 16 percent find visiting a career counselor to be a very helpful experience.

Positive school climates are better for students in more ways than one.

A study of trained and self-taught typists found comparable speed and efficacy in practical tasks like emailing.

The research on how cursive handwriting benefits educational development is spotty.

What you should know about the stranger you'll be spending a lot of time with.

At-risk students who don't have clean clothes wind up missing school. The solution? Install a washer and dryer.

Yes, @wastedeverynight87, yourTwitter address can make their decision much, much easier.

Where to move if walking is your preferred mode of transportation.

The first test looked a lot different than it does today.

“Don’t settle,” Steve Jobs told Stanford's Class of 2005.

Even though the cast toured libraries, the show never really caught on. Here's why.

The transition from student to employee is not always easy, but the class of 2016 feels more prepared than classes that came before.

A new study finds that students who use laptops in class get worse grades than their disconnected peers.

Their strength, dedication, and creativity deserve extra gold stars.

Here's the scoop on some of graduation's unique customs, from honorary degrees to throwing your cap in the air.

The state's Department of Education is recruiting educators to fill as many as 1600 vacancies.

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She's six years old, purple, and awesome.

Former teacher and personal trainer Adam Boesel wants to bridge the gap between learning and exercise.

Not all graduate degrees are created equal.

These librarians are lending out everything from ties to telescopes.

A new report finds that when it comes to solving technology-based problems, Americans may be falling behind other tech-savvy countries like Japan, Sweden, Finland and Norway.

It appears that the risk of dementia is actually decreasing in the U.S.—and one of the biggest contributing factors may be an increasingly educated population.

Can a little calculus make a total novice into a gambling pro? Mental Floss did the homework and took a trip to Atlantic City to find out.

If a word sounds like its meaning, it’s easier to remember.

Not Many College Grads Find Career Services Very Helpful

Happier Schools Produce Better Grades, Research Finds

Forget Mavis Beacon: Self-Taught Typists Are Nearly as Fast as Touch Typists

Learning to Write in Cursive Might Not Be as Important as Your Teachers Told You

7 Questions to Ask Your New College Roommate

These Schools Raised Attendance by Supplying Laundry Services

12 Secrets of College Admissions Officers

Here Are the Most Walkable Cities in the U.S.

15 Things You Don’t Know About the SAT

15 Inspiring Celebrity Commencement Speeches

The Lost Magic of Zoobilee Zoo

Survey Shows Class of 2016 Feels Prepared to Enter the Workforce

Here’s More Evidence That You Shouldn’t Use Your Laptop In Class

5 of History's Most Remarkable Teachers

The Stories Behind Graduation Traditions

Looking for a Job? Hawaii Needs More Teachers From the Mainland

Sesame Street Introduces First Afghan Muppet: Zari

These Bikes Were Designed To Generate Electricity and Help Students Focus

These Are the Most and Least Useful Graduate Degrees

8 Librarians Who Lend Out More Than Books

Americans Aren't as Tech-Savvy as Their Peers From Other Countries, Study Finds

Higher Education Levels May Be Lowering Dementia Rates

Secrets of the MIT Poker Course

Words that Sound Like What They Mean are Easier to Learn