Education

Here's What College Freshmen Are Reading

11:00am November 22, 2018

Colleges across the U.S. assign books to introduce new ideas to incoming students. This year, colleges selected books on topics that ranged from climate change to race, fiction and non-fiction

Parent and child hand turkeys have a heart to heart.

Education

What Educators Need To Know About Teaching Thanksgiving

10:55am November 22, 2018

by Mayowa Aina

Potlucks and school plays are fun ways to learn about the first Thanksgiving. But the holiday isn't a celebration for everyone and navigating that nuance can be difficult for some educators.

A 2017 report by the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid found that Navient, one of its student loan servicers, often did not tell borrowers about all of their repayment options.

Student Loan Servicer Steered Some Borrowers To Higher-Cost Plans, Government Says

4:00pm November 21, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

A previously unpublished Education Department report found Navient representatives didn't always tell borrowers about repayment options. Navient says it's not required to do so, and officials agree.

At least 36 students at a North Carolina school have become infected with chickenpox. The school has many students whose parents claimed a religious exemption from state vaccination requirements.

Chickenpox Outbreak Hits N.C. Private School With Low Vaccination Rates

5:07pm November 20, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Three dozen students have been infected at Asheville Waldorf School — which has among the very highest rates of parents claiming religious exemption from state vaccine requirements.

Teachers, What's Your Most Memorable Gift From A Student?

12:12pm November 20, 2018

by Ryan Delaney

NPR Ed wants to know about the student gifts that still stand out among the cookies and cards of past holiday seasons.

Education

Special Committee Weighs School Safety, Seeks Public Input

6:00am November 20, 2018

by Keri Brown

A committee from the Governor's Crime Commission is hosting two public forums to gather input on school safety. One of the forums will be held next week in Greensboro.

Former Title IX Official Outlines Changes To How Colleges Handle Sexual Assault Cases

6:06pm November 19, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Patty Crawford, a former Title IX coordinator for Baylor University, about new regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater to help students with financial aid.

Michael Bloomberg Gives $1.8 Billion To Financial Aid At Johns Hopkins University

4:28pm November 19, 2018

by Elissa Nadworny

The donation is the largest individual gift ever made to a single university and is designed to allow the school to be need-blind and loan-free.

Education Secretary Proposes Enhanced Protections For Those Accused Of Sexual Assault On Campus

5:48pm November 18, 2018

NPR's Lakshmi Singh speaks with Cynthia Garrett, the co-president of Families Advocating for Campus Equality, who supports recently proposed changes to Title IX rules.

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School shootings have led to a boon to the business of security technology.

Inside The Business Of School Security To Stop Active Shooters

8:23am November 18, 2018

by Lakshmi Singh

Schools in the U.S. have spent billions of dollars on systems to stop shooters. Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox says it's not clear how effective these measures can be.

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