Feb. 9—The family and consumer sciences classes Katie Blandford teaches to Burns Middle School students is the most important class they'll take because everything she teaches will be used in their ...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Home economics related courses in schools used to be the norm, but now they are rare. Only about 6,000 schools nationwide offer these types of classes, according to Salon ...

Every year, a local middle school takes time to teach its 8th grade students critical thinking skills and budget management. The Reality Store, at North Clay Middle ...

Walking out onto the sunny parking lot at St. Catherine of Siena earlier this school year, nine middle schoolers crowded around their teacher’s green Kia Soul and geared up to change a tire for the ...

A Graham ISD educator and students shared how one particular club is giving them the chance to learn real-world skills.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Twice a month, students at Eastern Elementary School gather for their Boys to MENtor program, a group that teaches fifth-grade boys life skills. On Friday, the group gathered ...

To some, maintaining mental health, managing money and making meals are simple tasks, but to others, these life skills seem overwhelming. The definition of a life skill is “a skill that helps a person ...

Most students are 18 when they graduate from high school—technically adults. But how well-prepared are they to handle the life skills adulthood requires, or even to choose a viable path forward? Not ...

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Northview's summer learning program is in session. The K through eighth grade program brushes up on the usual subjects like math and reading. However, it also is teaching ...

I recently saw a TikTok featuring a young woman who didn’t know how to use a toaster oven, claiming something to the effect of, “My parents just always made my toast and I didn’t know there were ...