In the last column, I wrote about the ocean of possibility within each of us and how there are parts of us we haven’t met yet. I also described how a sculptor chiseling away at stone to reveal a new ...

If states measured student success by their growth instead of their proficiency we'd know if students were actually learning ...

We finally have more detail on how Thriving Kids will work. But families of kids with autism and developmental delay may ...

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a tool to measure human prosperity. Learn how it works, as well as the criticisms and limitations of how it is used.

What happened to us in early life can be processed in such a way as to lead not only to resolution but also to a richer ...

Faced with mounting public pressure, the City Council has directed city staffers to explore ballot measure language that would permanently keep out data centers in the city. A data center ...

The Senate passed a deal on a package of spending bills late Friday, sending it to the House, though funding for dozens of ...

Humans develop sharp vision during early fetal development thanks to an interplay between a vitamin A derivative and thyroid hormones in the retina, Johns Hopkins University scientists have found. The ...

What if the things we valued most as a community were also the things we measured — and acted on? In Santa Cruz County, that idea is not new. For more than three decades, many residents, institutions ...

The federal government appears to be barreling toward yet another partial shutdown this week, as Democrats and Republicans ...

Nearly all Americans say it’s at least somewhat important for people to do their own research to check the accuracy of news ...

But psychology offers a more nuanced explanation. Some research suggests that between the ages of about 12 and 25, our brains are especially sensitive to social and cultural cues. During this time, we ...