Education

Rows of school desks with many absent students

More Than 6 Million U.S. Students Are 'Chronically Absent'

11:23am June 10, 2016

by Elissa Nadworny

Thirteen percent of all students and nearly 20 percent of high school students are missing more than 15 days of school a year, according to the latest numbers from the Obama Administration.

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At Bongo East, high school kids are learning a skill that's sure to come useful in college: making espresso.

Nashville High Schoolers Train As Baristas To Prepare For The College Grind

7:00am June 10, 2016

by Blake Farmer

A program teaches highs schoolers to pull espressos and pour pretty lattes. The idea is to prepare them for college — for college tuition bills, that is.

Learning to get along with others is critical for kids to succeed as adults. These youngsters are working hard at the skill on a playground in Manila.

Why Countries Need To Make Sure Their Kids Learn To Play Nice

6:13pm June 09, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

A study offers a rare look at how well toddlers are doing in low- and middle-income countries.

Teacher Maria Isabel Camargo Guio paints mime makeup on one of her students for a performance.

The One-Room Schoolhouse That's A Model For The World

1:32pm June 09, 2016

Escuela Nueva (New School) isn't really new. But it is being praised as a kind of cutting-edge model that can teach the skills needed for jobs that robots can't do.

Stanford Tops Federal List With 5 Sexual Violence Investigations

7:57pm June 08, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Just before the Brock Turner case sparked fresh outrage, a federal agency issued its latest list of inquiries into how sexual assault allegations are handled on U.S. campuses.

Apps That Aim To Give Parents 'Superpowers'

2:04pm June 08, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

A new wave of educational technology focuses on building family connections. Here's a look at two new approaches.

Education

Grades On Standardized Testing Mixed, Even As Frequency Increases

1:04pm June 07, 2016

by Keri Brown

As part of our series Carolina Curious, we look at how standardized testing has changed over the last decade and how much more is at stake today.

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White kid and black kid looking through binoculars together

The Civil Rights Problem In U.S. Schools: 10 New Numbers

12:21pm June 07, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Black and Hispanic students are disproportionately suspended, expelled and have unequal access to education, according to the latest Civil Rights Data Collection survey.

Education

Carolina Curious: Public Education And Ten Years Of Change

9:42pm June 06, 2016

by Keri Brown

For the latest in our Carolina Curious series, listener and newly-minted teacher Madelyn Rindal wants to know: “How has the North Carolina Public School System changed in the last decade and how does it compare to our neighboring states?”

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Trump Presses Case That 'Mexican' Judge Curiel Is Biased Against Him

9:27am June 04, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Donald Trump intensified his attacks on the federal judge presiding over fraud lawsuits against Trump University — saying Indiana-born Gonzalo Curiel is biased against him because "he's a Mexican."