Standard language education in US schools is famous for not being exactly useful beyond the classroom. Until the recent decade, many schools still offered Latin, which is a famous dead language. As globalization becomes increasingly difficult to ignore, school...

"Young kids are, all on their own, completely committed to being excited and interested in STEM topics," said David Evans, the executive director of the National Science Teachers Association. "The sad thing is, if there isn't good support in schools, they lose...