Walk onto a college campus and you'll hear the same refrain: Students are exhausted. Young people will tell you they are stressed with exams and papers, while at the same time skipping class to catch ...

University of California graduate students walked off the job this week. The nearly 50,000 striking academic workers are asking for better pay and benefits. Nearly 50,000 academic workers across the ...

There is a palpable point where school-related stress ceases to be a necessary part of the learning process and becomes an impediment to it. The university has implemented simple but effective ...

Last spring’s school assignment was a sea change for Gail Vanderbeek, a veteran Baltimore County Public Schools speech-language pathologist. Instead of being responsible for one school’s speech ...

In the hospital lobby, I’m grading papers while my partner has surgery. It’s Friday at 5 p.m., and I hoped we’d be home in time for my 4:40 p.m. class, but when I found out the surgeons were running ...

Editor’s note: NPR uses only the first names of minors in this story because it discusses their learning disabilities and placement in special education. BAY POINT, Calif. — The sun would just be ...

Study hall is more than just a break in the day — it’s a lifeline for students stretched to their limits. Without time built into the school day to complete assignments, students are pushed to the ...

Dear Eric: I agree with your thoughts to “Overworked,” the high school student who was juggling work and high school. As a workforce development specialist and school-work-consultant here is an ...

Universities have been accused of compromising Australian education, with a major report showing class sizes have skyrocketed ...