A guidance counselor is wary of writing a letter of recommendation for a student with a ploy to switch his major once in college to improve his admissions chances. Our ethics panel weighs in.

Likening public education’s structure to a family gathered around the dinner table where decisions are made, challenges are faced and futures are shaped.

A child psychiatrist describes positioning human connection at the core of preparing students to master the new basics in K-12 education.

Ellen Galinsky is president of the research nonprofit Families and Work Institute in Palisades, N.Y., served as co-lead of the AASA Summit, and is the author of The Breakthrough Years: A New ...