NLRB Rules Graduate Students Are Employees With The Right To Unionize
The 3-1 decision by the National Labor Relations Board reverses a 2004 ruling and opens the door to union drives at private universities across the country.
Education
The 50 Most Segregating School Borders In America
Detroit and Birmingham, Ala., top a new national list of school district boundaries that separate the haves from the have nots.
NLRB Rules Student Assistants At Private Universities Are Employees
The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday ruled in favor of students at private universities who argue their work as researchers and teaching assistants makes them employees in the eyes of the law. For decades, the board has flip-flopped on this issue.
Hamilton College Introduces New Diversity Requirement
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Karen Brewer, a chemistry professor at Hamilton College, about the school's new diversity course requirement.
Stanford Bans Hard Liquor From On-Campus Parties, Limits Bottle Sizes
The change in policy, following a high-profile sexual assault, was swiftly criticized by those who believe it focuses on the wrong issue.
Americans Like Their Schools Just Fine — But Not Yours
Two new polls show contradictions and partisan divides in the public's opinion of education.
Latest Religious Liberty Battle: Church-Affiliated Colleges And LGBT Students
A California lawmaker's push to reduce discrimination against LGBT people at religious colleges and universities sparks new debate over the separation of church and state.
Obama Transgender Bathroom Directive Blocked Temporarily By Judge
Renee Montagne talks to Attorney General Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma, one of the states granted an injunction which keeps guidance from the administration on transgender students from going into effect.
California Teacher Tenure Laws Upheld
The state Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to laws protecting senior teachers. Opponents argued that tenure harms poor and minority students, saddling them with incompetent teachers.
Research On Tulsa's Head Start Program Finds Lasting Gains
Deborah Phillips at Georgetown University has spent more than a decade studying preschool programs in Oklahoma. Her latest research found strong gains in some areas, but slow progress in others.