Lawsuit From Parent Group Results in Student Privacy Mess

Because of a suit being brought against the state of California by a parent group, roughly 10 million students’ public-school records are about to be given to attorneys — and both parties in the suit More...

Bioethicists Approve ‘Three Parent’ Babies, Congress Does Not

A committee created at the behest of the Food and Drug Administration and consisting of renowned bioethicists and scientists has given reluctant approval to a new form of genetic engineering that involves genetic More...

Parent Company of University of Phoenix Acquired for $1.1 Billion

The for-profit education company that owns the University of Phoenix has agreed to be sold to a group of investors, including a private equity firm related to the Obama administration, for the sum of $ 1.1 billion. A More...

Study: Parent Depression Linked to Kids’ Weaker School Performance

A Swedish study published in JAMA Psychiatry has found that children who have parents who are diagnosed with depression perform worse in school. Researchers found a strong link between parents’ depression More...