Why are young children the most creative creatures on the planet, and how do they learn more in the first five years of life than during any other five-year period in their lifetimes? Take a visual tour of brain development through the first 2,000 days of a child’s life, and learn about the role...

Economic inequality is more dramatic and pervasive than ever before, and the physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being of many of our kids is at stake. What impact are single parents and young parents with extremely limited resources having on the recession’s most vulnerable generation?...

Can schools teach character? Should they? And what do we mean by "character," anyway? Three school leaders discuss the theory and practice of character education and debate whether failure is an essential stop on a child's road to success. Co-Presented with NBC News' "Education Nation" Speakers:...