Education

Classes are resuming in the Los Angeles Unified School District after a strike

5:12am March 24, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Yolanda Reed, a part-time special education assistant in Los Angeles, about the demands of school support staff that led to a three-day strike.

Virginia school district parents practice calm communication on culture war issues

5:18pm March 23, 2023

by Randi B. Hagi

A school system in Virginia has engaged parents and teachers in targeted discussions over the treatment of transgender student and mistrust of public schools.

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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board members speak during town hall

Education

WS/FCS school board members speak out against pending education bills

2:50pm March 23, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board members spoke about the potential impact of pending education legislation during a town hall Wednesday night.

Education

North Carolina ranks 8th in student loan debt

1:20pm March 23, 2023

by Eddie Garcia

A student scholarship research group recently released a new study looking at how much student loan debt people carry.

A student hugs a man after a school shooting at East High School Wednesday in Denver.

Suspect in Denver's East High School shooting is dead, authorities confirm

12:55pm March 23, 2023

by Emily Olson

A 17-year-old student who shot two administrators at East High School on Wednesday has been found dead in a nearby county, local authorities said. One victim remains in critical condition.

Guilford Rep. Amos Quick speaks out against the bill during House session

Education

NC House passes education bill that would limit classroom discussions of racism

11:19am March 23, 2023

by Amy Diaz

A North Carolina bill that would limit classroom discussions on racism and sexism passed third reading in the House on Wednesday, and is now in the Senate for consideration.

Florida teacher Adam Tritt and his group, Foundation 451, led the launch of a "Banned Book Nook" at a Ben & Jerry's ice cream store in Melbourne, Fla.

Plot twist: Activists skirt book bans with guerrilla giveaways and pop-up libraries

8:20am March 23, 2023

by Tovia Smith

This year is expected to set a record for the number of book bans by public school libraries, so many people are finding creative ways to make banned books available to young readers outside schools.

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First-grade teacher Kimberly Pate is 52 and worked for nearly two decades as a classroom assistant. She is a student in the Mississippi Teacher Residency where she'll get a master's degree plus dual certification in elementary and special education, all for free.

6 things to know about U.S. teacher shortages and how to solve them

5:00am March 23, 2023

There are more teachers now than before the pandemic, so why did almost half of U.S. schools still have teacher vacancies weeks into this school year? Here's what to know.

Police tape surrounds East High School following reports of a shooting that left two people injured on Wednesday.

A student shot 2 administrators at a Denver high school, police say

8:21pm March 22, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Two administrators at Denver's East High School were shot by a 17-year-old student Wednesday morning, police said. Police were searching for the suspect, who is considered armed and dangerous.

Education

Amid teacher shortages, Mississippi embraces a movement to grow their own

4:56pm March 22, 2023

by Cory Turner

To address chronic teacher shortages, school districts across the country are creating residency programs to better recruit and train new teachers. One program in Jackson, Miss., is already paying off.

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