The piano at the heart of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" is a complicated legacy. Once it belonged to Southern slave-owning families. But intricate portraits of members of the Charles family, who ...

Our F.A.M.I.L.Y. — Fathers And Mothers Involved in Local Youth — recently announced a strategic partnership with FIRST STEP STNA Certification Program, serving as the organization’s official fiscal ...

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Getting students to buy into the project of a course has become a more urgent challenge in recent years, many professors say. While many students are distracted by smart phones, tempted by generative ...

The traditional Chinese game of mahjong is having a resurgence across the country, and the DC-area is getting in on the game play. Sallie Routh, co-founder of mahjong teaching group DC Mahj Collective ...

Education technology companies are increasingly promoting artificial intelligence as a way to save teachers’ time—especially when it comes to lesson planning. But when it comes to crafting engaging ...

One of the mistakes of teaching, I’ve learned through my years as a part-time professor, is to prepare so much that the students have no choice but to become passive recipients of knowledge that has ...

Rebecca Deurlein is an award-winning journalist who specializes in travel, food and beverage, and wellness. Writing is her life-long passion. Thank goodness for our mothers. These multi-tasking ...

Water activities are a source of enjoyment for people of all ages, but they also come with inherent risks. Drowning remains a leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children in the ...

‘The Penguin Lessons’ dodges schmaltz and finds genuine warmth—thanks in large part to Steve Coogan’s dry wit and one tenacious bird. Image by Andrea Resmini/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Running ...

You walk into a room full of strangers. Within minutes, you’re asked to pretend you’re a blushing bride. A raging hurricane. Someone who has imbibed one drink too many. Welcome to acting class! If ...