Education

Sixth Graders Need To Talk Out Trump's White House Win

6:24am November 10, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

Sixth graders at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in North Berkeley, Calif., react to President-elect Donald Trump's victory. Their school was a polling station on Tuesday.

Students in Harrisburg, Pa., talk about the election results.

Here's What Students Are Saying About The Election Results

5:40pm November 09, 2016

Reaction to Donald Trump's victory was emotional at SciTech High in Harrisburg, Pa.

Still Haven't Made Up Your Mind? Here's What The Candidates Say About Education

9:15am November 08, 2016

by Kat Lonsdorf

The election countdown is on — so we've rounded up the education talking points of each candidate in case you have last-minute questions.

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Jurors Award $3 Million In Damages In Defamation Suit Against Rolling Stone

9:28pm November 07, 2016

by Barbara Campbell

Last week, the jury found that a story about an alleged gang rape on campus defamed an administrator of the University of Virginia. When claims in the piece were challenged, the magazine retracted it.

Ruby Lortie (center, wearing black), marches to get out the vote with other fifth-grade students from Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies in Boulder, Colo.

These Fifth-Graders Think It's Really, Really Important That You Vote

6:50pm November 07, 2016

by Jenny Brundin

They're too young to vote, but they're still getting out the vote. After learning about the history of voting and democracy in America, these young activists took their message to a college campus.

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Dania Matos, 22, a student at North Short Community College in Danvers, Mass., waits for an Uber car to take her to school.

Out Of Options, This School Got Uber To Pick Up Its Students

6:25pm November 06, 2016

by Lydia Emmanouilidou

Miles from public transportation, many students at this community college didn't have a way to get to class. That is, until the school decided to partner with the ride-hailing company, Uber.

How can we manage the tsunami of digital distractions to aid how we learn, absorb information and live?

Learning In The Age Of Digital Distraction

5:01am November 05, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

The new book The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains In A High-Tech World makes the case for managing the tsunami of digital distractions to aid how we learn, absorb information and live.

Jury Finds 'Rolling Stone,' Reporter Liable For Damages Over Rape Allegation Story

8:55pm November 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A former associate dean at the University of Virginia sued over her portrayal in a 2014 Rolling Stone article about an alleged gang rape at a fraternity party. The article was retracted.

Harvard Men's Soccer Team Sidelined For Rest Of Season Over Sexist Emails

3:20pm November 04, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The team had a tradition of writing and circulating vulgar, degrading and sexually explicit "scouting reports" about the women's soccer team. The practice was revealed by the student newspaper.

The suicide rate among U.S. middle school students doubled from 2007 to 2014.

Middle School Suicides Reach An All-Time High

11:52am November 04, 2016

by Elissa Nadworny

Suicide rates for U.S. middle school students have been steadily rising — doubling from 2007-14, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.