An estimated 20 percent of children show signs or symptoms of mental health problems. Its a destructive force in schools, but most educators don't have the training or resources to help....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Health Statistics Reports have estimated that a child born today in the U.S. has a one- to two-percent chance of being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Since the rates for boys are four times higher than that for girls, approximately 1 in 30 boys...

Professors, activists and students alike are calling for the Texas School Board not to approve a textbook many find offensive....

A Connecticut Superior Court judge wrote a scathing indictment of his state's public education system. We've curated the 10 best lines....

Anxiety is the most frequently diagnosed mental disorder in children. A unique school in Fairfax, Va., tries to help students with severe anxiety who have trouble going to class....

The schools in Erie, Pa., have had money trouble for a while. To give his students a better shot, the superintendent wants to send all his high schoolers to the more wealthy, whiter suburban schools....

Fifteen years after Sept. 11, some schools are grappling with how to teach the terrorist attacks and their aftermath to a new generation of students....

One program in the South Bronx sees children as young as 6 months old to look for issues. Some experts think it's important to catch problems as early as possible....

Childhood bullying inflicts the same long-term psychological trauma on girls as severe physical or sexual abuse, suggests a new survey of college students. The study, which involved 480 college freshmen through seniors, indicated that the detrimental effects of bullying may linger for...

Persons with disabilities now represent the single largest minority group in our country’s electorate. According to a report from the Rutgers School of Management, 35.4 million people with disabilities, which represents one sixth of the US electorate, are eligible to vote.  When family members of the...