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Homer Public Library’s Lit Lineup encourages year-round reading with staff book suggestions

American politics is a topic of endless fascination and debate, especially when it comes to envisioning its future. With this being a crucial U.S.

A new book lays out an impressive array of evidence that kids today are suffering from an addiction that older generations never had to worry about: obsession with the screens in their hands. It’s a cause for worry—especially among the kids.

The N.Y.U. professor Jonathan Haidt became a favourite in Silicon Valley for his work on what he called the “coddling” of young people. Now, he has an idea for fixing Gen Z.

About three and half years ago, a group of talented educators from the Hillel network proposed a new frame through which educators can view their role in facilitating engagement with Jewish texts (“The Kranjec Test,” eJewishPhilanthropy Sept. 12, 2020).  “Source...

Unthinkable: No idea? Don't worry. There's a toolkit for that

Kids growing up in close-knit communities where the social ties are thick are more protected from the harms of the phone-based childhood.

As we spend time with family over the holidays, political conversations are probably going to come up. Here's how to have those conversations in a way that genuinely opens up the other person's mind — without leaving you feeling like you're beating your head against a wall.

During times of crisis and uncertainty, radicalization and ideological tribalism fuel a harmful cycle where emotions overshadow reason

Republicans lawmakers in Oregon are banned from running for reelection after staging a six-week protest over guns, abortion and transgender issues.