The club has flown past any cookie-cutter expectations, working for decades to provide opportunities for future students.

Over the decades, it's safe to say kids have been taught things in school that aren't always practical in life. While math, science, writing and reading are important skills, many argue children have ...

At a high school in rural Center Ridge, Arkansas, students walked into a classroom and stepped into someone else’s shoes. Klair Jordan, then a 9th grade student, was playing the role of a single ...

High schools and middle schools refer to the home economics classes of yesteryear as family arts and consumer sciences courses today. I never had any of those classes during my school years, but I’ve ...

The sugary-sweet smell of icing permeated the classroom, a heady aroma drawing in students, teachers and parents during El Rancho Charter Middle School’s Open House. Inside the home economics ...

Earlier this year, I sat in the back of a middle school classroom with chef and food activist Alice Waters. A group of sixth graders were separated into three teams: China, India, and Rome. We watched ...

Math, science, history and English are all important school subjects for success in the world and the workplace. But “home ec,” short for home economics, also teaches life skills that everyone needs.