Spending critical high school years online left many students unprepared for college, both academically and socially. Those setbacks have been compounded by lowered grading standards and emerging ...

According to the World Health Organization, anxiety and depression increased by 25% in just the first year of the pandemic.

The New York State Education Department has released opt-out rates for state assessment tests in math for the 2024-2025 school year. You can browse opt-out rates for school districts across New York ...

There are about one million rent-stabilized units in New York City, and fewer than 25,000 rent-controlled units. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: I live in a rent-stabilized apartment in a 16-unit building in ...

Some math problems are designed in ways that reward simplicity rather than analytical depth. Research shows that highly intelligent individuals are more likely to overthink these problems, leading to ...

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WKRN) — City Hall filled quickly on Tuesday night as residents packed a work session of the Columbia City Council ahead of a looming vote on a major water rate increase. The proposal, ...

Social Security’s 2.8% COLA for 2026 may not keep pace with inflation if tariffs drive costs higher. COLAs are based on worker spending patterns rather than retiree spending, leading to insufficient ...

The demand for hedging the Japanese yen against the US dollar is increasing, and it may be the first sign that rising rates in Japan are beginning to affect the carry trade. Rates in Japan have risen ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you mentioned a class of drugs called SNRIs for pain. I know about SSRIs for depression. What are SNRIs? -- D.S. ANSWER: SSRIs, the selective serotonin reuptake ...

A recent survey conducted by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) pointed to patients’ concerns around vaccines as reason for decreased rates of vaccination. Approximately 12% of ...

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...