Education

Education

All-Boys School In D.C. Focuses On Helping Young Men Of Color

6:03am October 19, 2017

The public school is designed to meet the needs of young men of color. It features a "restorative justice circle," which includes the school's psychologist, a social worker and counselors.

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High Point University Celebrates Grand Opening Of New Pharmacy And Health Sciences Building

5:44am October 19, 2017

by Keri Brown

High Point University is celebrating the grand opening of its newest building on campus.

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At Ron Brown College Preparatory High School, Students Are Kings, Not Kids

5:48pm October 18, 2017

Washington D.C. has created a public school designed to meet the needs of young men of color. Reporters from NPR and Education Week, spent the past year documenting the birth of this new school.

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A Year Of Love And Struggle In A New High School

9:08am October 18, 2017

When this new boys-only, public school in Washington, D.C., opened its doors in August 2016 to a class of roughly 100 freshmen of color, NPR and Education Week were there. All. Year.

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Anxiety-based school refusal affects 2 to 5 percent of school-age children. Some schools are employing new strategies to help these students overcome their symptoms.

Educators Employ Strategies To Help Kids With Anxiety Return To School

4:31pm October 16, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

The Anxiety and Depression Association of America estimates anxiety-based school refusal affects 2 to 5 percent of school-age children. It is often triggered by an underlying mental health issue.

When The Focus Is On The Student, Not The Class

6:57pm October 14, 2017

by Rachel Gotbaum

One small school district in New Hampshire was performing at the bottom of the state when it came to standardized tests and graduation rates. Then, leaders totally changed the way teachers taught.

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Hundreds Of Thousands Of 'Missing' Educators; A Hundred Thousand Homeless Students

2:04pm October 14, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Plus, a 48 percent graduation rate at some of the for-profit and virtual schools often touted by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Andrea Cecilia, 16, and her sister Amidala Amira, 8, wait in the San Juan airport for their flight to Miami.

Puerto Rican Students Head To The Mainland For School

1:05pm October 14, 2017

by Elissa Nadworny

Students are leaving their homes and sometimes their families, to catch a flight off the island. When they land, they hope to find electricity, running water, cell service, and homework.

How The Systemic Segregation Of Schools Is Maintained By 'Individual Choices'

3:26pm October 13, 2017

Journalist and 2017 MacArthur "genius" grant award-winner Nikole Hannah-Jones says that when it comes to school segregation, separate is never truly equal. Originally broadcast Jan. 16, 2017.

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The Bell Tower looms over the campus at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has avoided major penalties over a long-running academic scandal that involved its sports teams.

NCAA 'Could Not Conclude Academic Violations' In UNC Athletics Scandal

2:39pm October 13, 2017

by Bill Chappell

An NCAA infractions panel takes no major action against the University of North Carolina, though it says athletes "likely benefited from the so-called 'paper courses' " for some 18 years.