Education

On some campuses, the videotape of Donald Trump bragging about groping and kissing women is being used as a case study to teach students everything from bystander intervention to consent.

For Some Sexual Assault Activists, Trump Tape Is A Teachable Moment

6:58pm October 13, 2016

by Tovia Smith

The videotape of Donald Trump bragging about groping and kissing women is already being used on campuses as a case study to teach students everything from bystander intervention to consent.

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Public schools and Chinese community groups in New York City are becoming increasingly familiar with "satellite babies."

Born In The U.S., Raised In China: 'Satellite Babies' Have A Hard Time Coming Home

6:46pm October 13, 2016

Some immigrant families from China send their U.S.-born babies to their home country to be raised by relatives. Psychologists are studying what happens when these children return home.

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UNCG Revisits Aycock's Legacy

3:32pm October 13, 2016

by David Ford

A public panel discussion is happening on the campus of UNC at Greensboro to explore the legacy of former North Carolina Governor Charles Aycock.

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Jozef Jason, 7, reads a book to Ryan Griffin at the Fuller Cut in Ypsilanti, Mich., as part of the barbershop's literacy program.

Choose A Book And Read To Your Barber, He'll Take A Little Money Off The Top

1:46pm October 12, 2016

by Jennifer Guerra

A great way for kids to brush up on reading skills? Why, reading to the barber, of course. That's the idea at one barbershop in Ypsilanti, Mich. Oh, and in Houston, Dubuque, Iowa, and Columbus, Ohio.

Students at George Watts Elementary School in Durham, N.C.

5 Stories To Read For International Day Of The Girl

5:23pm October 11, 2016

by Kat Lonsdorf

The 1.1 billion girls of the world face many unique challenges, and education is high on the list.

A doodle depicting some of the icons in the history of pencils.

Trace The Remarkable History Of The Humble Pencil

2:57pm October 11, 2016

The classroom writing implement has roots in exploding stars, the French Revolution, the British crown jewels and Walden Pond.

No Teachers Strike; Classes As Usual For Chicago Public Schools Students

6:07am October 11, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

A tentative deal between the Chicago Teachers Union and the nation's third-largest school district was agreed to shortly before picket lines were scheduled to go up early Tuesday morning.

South African Students Clash With Police At Education Protests

11:55am October 10, 2016

by Peter Granitz

Violent protests have shut down most South African universities in recent weeks as students nationwide protest high tuition fees. They pledge to continue the violence until tuition fees are scrapped.

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A student is detained by a South African policeman after he entered a building of Witwatersrand University. Protesters disrupted classes and demanded free tuition.

PHOTOS: Students, Police Clash In South Africa Over Free Tuition Demands

11:54am October 10, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Fires, stone-throwing, tear gas and water cannon filled the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand on Monday, when the school was supposed to reopen after weeks of unrest.

Race, School Ratings And Real Estate: A 'Legal Gray Area'

10:19am October 10, 2016

When school test scores are published on real estate web sites, is that an objective data point, or a subtle form of racial steering? Experts say it's complicated.