Education A Billion-Dollar Company Wants to Turn Kindergartners Into Entrepreneurs WeWork is launching a new private elementary school, called WeGrow, that will teach students how to start their own for-profit businesses. Mimi Kirk
News in Brief Even Chimps Want to See Justice Served Chimpanzees and children as young as six will pay to see offenders punished, suggesting justice-seeking behavior in humans has deep evolutionary roots. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice Viewfinder: Playing Amid the Rubble in Syria Syrian boys swing on the playground outside their damaged school on November 9th, 2017, in the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Hamouriyah. Pacific Standard Staff
Social Justice Anthropomorphized Animals Fail to Teach Altruism Kids relate better to stories with human characters. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Are Children of Single Parents Less Satisfied With Life? New research from Germany suggests growing up in a single-parent household produces a small but significant long-term negative impact. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Breastfeeding Has Health Benefits for Moms Too A Chinese study shows it lowers their risk of cardiovascular disease. Tom Jacobs
Education Seceding School Districts Leave Vulnerable Kids Behind A new report takes a critical look at the school secession craze. Dwyer Gunn
Social Justice Crossing the Border as an Unaccompanied Child For unaccompanied migrant children, the only thing harder than crossing the border is the journey back home. Karen Coates
News in Brief The Lasting Effects of Bullying New research finds being bullied can have a long-term negative effect on teenagers. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Your Adorable Little Racist New research suggests infants begin to make race-based associations by nine months. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Les Anderson/Unsplash)… Pacific Standard Staff