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These Graduates Beat The Odds, Now They Need A Job

5:36pm June 17, 2016

by Gabrielle Emanuel

What's the key to helping a child born in poverty make it to the middle class? Some say it's good preschool, others say a college diploma. For one advocate, the time to help is at the end of college.

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Juneteenth And Slavery's Enduring Impact

1:35pm June 17, 2016

by David Ford

Communities across the country will celebrate Juneteenth this weekend, marking the proclamation in Texas in 1865 that "all slaves are free."

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The Days May Be Numbered For Corinthian Colleges' Accreditor

6:43pm June 15, 2016

by Kirk Carapezza

The U.S. Department of Education has recommended that one of the country's largest college accreditors, ACICS, lose its power to accredit schools.

Professionalism 101: A Class On How To Get The Job

3:20pm June 15, 2016

by Jacquie Lee

Here's how college professors are teaching about things like etiquette, dressing properly and phone skills.

It Doesn't Pay To Be An Early-Childhood Teacher

6:54pm June 14, 2016

by Elissa Nadworny

On average, preschool teachers are paid less than mail-order clerks, tree trimmers and pest control workers. And if they switched to teach kindergarten — in many states, their salaries would double.

As The Number Of Homeless Students Soars, How Schools Can Serve Them Better

11:04am June 13, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Finding homeless students is a challenge, as are resources and red tape. The new federal education law includes new mandates and some extra money to assist districts in helping more students.

Department Of Education Report Shows Racial Disparity In Student Suspensions

7:51am June 12, 2016

Black preschoolers are suspended 3.6 times more often than whites--just one of many revelations from the Department of Education. Host Linda Wertheimer speaks to Ed Team reporter Anya Kamenetz.

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Proposed Bill Would Require North Carolina Colleges To Report Outcomes

6:08pm June 11, 2016

by Keri Brown

A higher education reform bill is on the agenda for state lawmakers this week.

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'I Won't Feel Safe On My College Campus'

5:18pm June 11, 2016

by Esmé Ablaza

Youth Radio's Esmé Ablaza just graduated from Palo Alto High School, near Stanford University. In this commentary, she offers her thoughts on sexual assault as a college-bound young woman.

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Commentary: Learning In A Flipped Classroom

3:33pm June 10, 2016

As Radio 101 commentator, Sophia Fitzgerald, gets older, her classes have become harder. Her chemistry class is one notable exception. That's because it's a flipped classroom.

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