Strengthening skills through play is a proven strategy to help kids learn. For kids with special needs, video games can offer opportunities to practice everything from communication skills to ...

Teachers and parents are finding innovative ways to transform screen time into meaningful learning, from bilingual YouTube lessons to PBS classroom resources. By blending familiar media with ...

PBS Kids shows have always leaned into the joy of literacy, whether children experienced it through alphabet lessons on Sesame Street or story time on Reading Rainbow. For the past decade or so, ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how parents of kids ages 12 and younger approach their children’s technology use and screen time. For this analysis, we surveyed 3,054 parents ...

Third grade students in an Ossining, N.Y. classroom complete math problems on individual white boards instead of on computers. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...

Parents think their children are more engaged with school and enjoy their time there much more than they actually do, a gap in understanding that could signal that both parents and schools are missing ...

PBS Kids and related educational resources are showing that screen time can be more than entertainment—it can spark curiosity, build skills, and strengthen connections between home and school. With ...