EDUCATION

This very German word became embedded in the American vernacular—but not before German politicians tried to ban kindergarten entirely.

Because the best way to find out if unicorns are real is to trek to the nearest forest and look for one yourself.

At Linda Tutt High School, students can pick up groceries for their families using a good deed-based point system.

These institutions of higher learning have been around for centuries—in some cases, even a millennium.

Some people are confused by the DO designation for health care providers, but it's not really so unusual.

The designer of the infamously persistent Duolingo owl will also be on hand to answer questions about his creation.

The majority of American teenagers once learned how to drive in driver's ed. Today, you won't find these staples of highway safety instruction in the classroom.

You can't spend the upcoming school year at Hogwarts Castle, but this collection of free online classes offers the next-best thing.

Selections from the reading list include Lupita Nyong’o’s ‘Sulwe’ and Tomi Adeyemi’s ‘Children of Blood and Bone.’

The temporary school bookstores stuffed with metal shelves full of paperbacks and sticker books often felt like a kid's only chance to score a deal on 'Encyclopedia Brown' mysteries.

Books range from the classic (James Baldwin’s ‘Giovanni’s Room’) to the contemporary (Adam Silvera’s ‘They Both Die at the End’).

With classrooms and public libraries closed, Virginia's Montgomery County school district has partnered with Google's drone company Wing to deliver books to kids.