Education
At Supply Swap, A Teacher's Discarded Blackboard Is Another's Blank Slate
Teachers can spend hundreds, sometimes thousands, of their own money on school supplies for their classrooms. In Baltimore, there's a way for teachers to shop for free.
How To Make A Civics Education Stick
In the age of fake news, civics learning involves a lot more than reading the Constitution. One teacher says she encourages her students to "question everything."
Arne Duncan On Dishonesty And Disadvantages In America's Education System
The former education secretary has a new book called "How Schools Work." The first chapter is called "Lies, Lies Everywhere."
Required Reading: Julie Schumacher's New Novel Satirizes Academia
Requiring college students to study Shakespeare might not be hilarious, but a new novel centering on a battle over The Bard is being described as such.
Japanese Medical School Admits To Rigging Entrance Exams To Hurt Women Candidates
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Reuters reporter Elaine Lies about how a Japan medical school deliberately manipulated entrance test scores to decrease the amount of women who attended.
Ex-Members Slam UNC Board For 'Clearly Bad Governance'
A group of former University of North Carolina Board of Governors has criticized the current board for what they deem "clearly bad governance."
'Lies My Teacher Told Me,' And How American History Can Be Used As A Weapon
James Loewen's 1995 book explained how history textbooks got the story of America wrong. Now, in a new edition, Loewen champions critical thinking in the age of fake news.
How Learning Science Is Catching Up To Mr. Rogers
The popular film this summer shows how the topics — and the format — Fred Rogers brought to TV are as relevant to education and child development as they ever were.