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Lead teacher Laura Velasquez guides preschoolers back to class following a pinata party at Rayito de Sol on May 17, 2019.

Bilingual kids: Foreign languages are an emerging trend in day care

June 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Toddlers march past a colorful mural of Peru, barely able to contain their excitement. "Perfecto!" one teacher calls out, while the words "Cumpleanos Feliz" are being sung to the tune...

From left, Natalie Faloona, 17, studies for the ACT with tutor Jin Joo Ha at The House tutoring lounge April 3, 2019, in Glencoe, Ill.

Tutors, private test prep coaches, homework therapists. Rich kids have all the academic advantages money can buy. But at what cost?

June 25, 2019 at 11:55 a.m.

It’s 3:30 on a Wednesday afternoon in north suburban Glencoe, one of the wealthiest towns in the U.S. The quiet, brick-lined streets of the business district are about to get...

There's no shortage of corn mazes in the Midwest, and kids — as well as adults — get a kick out of finding their way through them.

Fall Art Tour shows colorful side of southwest Wisconsin

August 23, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.

Kyle Martin's family started farming this rural land in southwest Wisconsin 106 years ago. As a kid, he remembers rising at 3 a.m. to milk the cows, then doing more...

Evanston-based media historian Devorah Heitner, author of "Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (And Survive) in Their Digital World," encourages parents to focus on mentoring rather than monitoring their kids' electronics use.

Is your child’s use of electronics an addiction or a bad habit?

June 3, 2018 at 6:17 a.m.

In her quest to find out what makes people happy (and write a book on the matter), comedian Paula Poundstone discovered that the digital era surely complicates things. Human interaction...

7 kids cooking classes that feed curiosity, adventurousness

June 3, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.

Wishing your child would give spinach or quinoa a try? The secret recipe to making meals fun and healthy for the whole family may require heading back to school. Not...

Coming out to your kids

June 6, 2018 at 6:03 a.m.

By most accounts, Scott Takacs was living the dream. An engineering degree from the University of Michigan, marrying his girlfriend of nearly five years at 28, then designing their sprawling...

A steel pan rehearsal in the pan yards of Port of Spain, Trinidad.

4 places to celebrate Carnival in the Caribbean

August 23, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

Carnival is about over-the-top, shed-your-inhibitions fun. Like Mardi Gras, it's traditionally a last chance for excess before the solemn season of Lent for Catholics. The annual bash is practically synonymous...

Upgrade a campus visit to Ann Arbor, Madison with Graduate Hotels

May 11, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

'Who's got it better than us?!" yells one football-loving reveler. "Nobody!" chants the University of Michigan crowd marching to The Big House, the largest sports stadium in the country. These...

School lunch ideas that make the grade

June 9, 2018 at 4:46 p.m.

Kids back in school means parents are back on lunch duty. Trying to cook up a healthy school-lunch routine that satisfies both kids and parents can be a challenge. Lunch...

Capt. John Thiel, owner of Dreamcatcher Sailing, takes visitors on tours of the Apostle Islands.

Lighthouses shine in new Apostle Islands exhibit

August 23, 2019 at 2:17 p.m.

Aug. 25 marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, with a slew of centennial celebrations taking place at Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and other blue-chip properties in the...

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