SCHOOL

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.

The selection includes some of Ken Burns’s best documentaries, from ‘The Civil War’ to ‘The Roosevelts.’

Elmo and the rest of the ‘Sesame Street’ characters help teach kids how to wash their hands and how to feel better about being stuck at home.

From spinning eggs to DIY slime, these at-home science experiments help you stay busy and learn a few things, too.

Columbia University, Manhattan's Ivy League institution, boasts Alexander Hamilton, Barack Obama, and even Alicia Keys (sort of) among its former students.

Noiseless, trigger-less jazz hands are the British Sign Language’s official expression for applause.

Still chasing the high of the Scholastic Book Fair? This one promises snap bracelets, spin art, books, and more—for adults.

Instead of using reading as a way to earn prizes, this vending machine teaches that reading is the prize.

Your smartphone is the window to all the knowledge in the world—and these apps will help you unlock it.