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PBS KIDS launches Kart Kingdom

Free, educational digital adventure for kids age 6-9.

Learning to move and moving to learn

From NPR Ed: PE benefits students' academic performance, as well as their health.

Behold the humble block: The anti-app

9 picture books you don’t have to be a kid to love

From NPR Books

‘A’ is for Apps: Teachers share top digital tools of the trade

Space Racers: Out-of-this-world science for kids

9:30 am Sundays on WILL-TV: Blast off on a cosmic learning adventure!

PBS KIDS ‘Plum Landing’ offers Web-centric programming

New site with animated webisodes, online games, free apps, hands-on science activities, live-action videos. Visit the site.

100 Must-Reads for Kids 9-14

NPR combined audience favorites with expert choices to come up with 100 must-reads.

Girl reading and boy using laptop computer

Inspiring Middle School Literacy

Online self-paced lessons designed to enhance the literacy skills of struggling readers in grades 5–8. Find out more. Suggestion: Try Fact and Opinion: Parents, Teens, and Texting

Students in Gibson City use a white board to play a learning game.

PBS LearningMedia engages students

Mom holding toddler son up next to rock climbing wall

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Education Blog

Can The Ideal Mother Really Exist?

Some parents may question if they are doing the right things or being “good” parents. This question can sometimes be more difficult for working parents. The debate between “The Ideal Mother Vs. The Ideal Worker” can be very real.