Stephen Colbert said CBS’s lawyers blocked his interview with James Talarico, citing the FCC’s “equal time” rule, but he’s ...

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Threading prior knowledge into new material makes for more durable learning. Here are 12 research-backed, teacher-tested strategies to help kids unpack what they already know.

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Congress passed, and the Supreme Court upheld, a 2024 law requiring TikTok’s divestment from ByteDance, or a U.S. ban, making corporate control and algorithm access central national security concerns.

The changes came after the app’s Chinese parent company spun out an American entity to run TikTok in the United States. By Emmett Lindner TikTok has changed its terms and conditions and privacy ...

A linguist discusses where business buzzwords come from, what purpose they serve, and their unintended consequences. Anne Curzan, English professor at the University of Michigan, studies the evolution ...

Public safety has become one of the most explosive language challenges in American civic life. It sits at the intersection of political rhetoric, public fear, policy debate, and everyday experience.

This week’s tips are adapted from Phil Le-Brun and Jana Werner’s new book, The Octopus Organization: A Guide to Thriving in a World of Continuous Transformation (HBR Press). An “Octopus Organization” ...