Our minds are filled with folk science — and it gets in the way of real learning
Brilliant: The Science of SmartHealth & Science
Brilliant: The Science of SmartHealth & Science
How to Unlock Your Child’s Academic Potential
Success often depends on how well-prepared children are for elementary school. Here’s how to get your kid kindergarten ready
Can U.S. States Ban Islamic Law?
Wisconsin tried, but a new ruling has overturned the ban on Sharia
South Carolina Is a Welfare Queen
To prevent “European-style” socialism, we need to stop redistributing wealth from blue to red states
What Doctors Know — and We Can Learn — About Dying
Physicians are more likely to sign advance directives and avoid rescue measures at the end of their lives
Cartoons of the Week: Jan. 7-13
The best political cartoons of the week
The Garry Marshall Plan
Is the director of New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day trying to take over movies with the equivalent of the toilet read?
Our Concern Over ‘Indecency’ Is Misguided
While the Supreme Court debates nudity on old episodes of NYPD Blue, research shows we have a much bigger problem with kids and TV
ADHD and Food: The Connection Is Tenuous
All we can say for sure about controlling a child’s diet to treat ADHD is that it makes the parents feel better
School of Thought: 12 Education Activists for 2012
What do an old-school game designer, the NCAA chief and Maggie Gyllenhaal have in common? They’re all on TIME’s list of the 12 education activists to watch in 2012. Those named to TIME’s 11 for ’11 made waves last year, and …
‘Let’s Not Weaken It’: An Exclusive Interview with George W. Bush on NCLB
On the 10th anniversary of No Child Left Behind, the former President spoke with TIME’s education columnist about the law’s successes and why it’s a “convenient punching bag”
Iranians: As Unhappy As We Are
Why a movie about a dissolving marriage in Tehran might help American-Iranian relations more than any diplomacy
What Does the Turn South Mean for Republicans?
The Republican strategist and Democratic pollster in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012
