Many millennials who took a home economics class in middle or high school considered it to be boring and a waste of time. However, it’s a class that provided valuable information that we need to know ...

A couple months ago, I was sorting a small pile of clothes my husband and I had set aside to bring to the dry cleaner and the tailor. I picked up one of his shirts and inspected it for the reason it ...

"Sometimes we take for granted that kids know how to wash dishes," says Susan Turgeson, president of the Association of Teacher Educators for family and consumer sciences. "I never thought I was going ...

Long, long ago, in a land without cell phones, iPads, internet, social media, or really good takeout, Southern girls took Home Ec (as in Home Economics). And while it was likely the aim of school ...

Departing from the stereotype of young women learning to cook and sew, Gen Z rewrites the story of home economics in high school. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, the student ...

BLOOMFIELD, Ohio (WYTV) — Whether it’s teaching kids how to cook, bake or sew, Bloomfield Home Economics teacher Nancy Sampson has been inspiring students for decades. She’s in her 53rd year of ...