This weekend marks the Jewish celebration of Purim. And with Purim the biblical book of Esther comes to mind. This Cinderella-like story tells how a beautiful Jewish orphan girl named Esther is chosen ...

CHICAGO — The education industry is nothing if not trend-driven, and sometimes fads manage to calcify into indisputable “facts” that spur backlash when challenged. Take the mini-revolt over the ...

The enjoyment I have being in the kitchen isn’t narrowed down to recipe creation, amazing flavors or intoxicating aromas. It also includes certain collections and learning about the past through ...

Is learning one of your lifelong aspirations? If so, here’s a quick quiz that’ll give you some insight on just how open to new knowledge you really are: On a scale of 1 to 10, how well do you ...

It doesn’t matter if you’ve known me for years or met me yesterday, there are two realizations about me that you’ll come away with … I’m too loyal of a Green Bay Packers’ fan (yes, this is one of ...

CHICAGO - English fluency continues to spiral upward among Latinos, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis, with a record 33.2 million Hispanics in the U.S. now speaking English proficiently.