Education

Teaching The Intangibles: How To Ingrain 'Grit' In Students

5:08pm May 22, 2016

Author Paul Tough's book, Helping Children Succeed, lays out what he calls the tools for helping children succeed, particularly through attributes like perseverance and grit.

Education

Cue The Political Commentary: Grad Speeches In An Election Year

6:08am May 21, 2016

by Elissa Nadworny

Grad speeches are underway. And since it's an election year, it's hard for speakers to resist stepping onto the soapbox.

9-Year-Old Helps Shape Obama Administration's Approach To Science

10:11am May 20, 2016

The administration gathered feedback from students about what they want in STEM programs after Jacob Leggette encouraged the president to ask students their opinions at a White House science fair.

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Association Helps Schools Navigate Transgender Bathroom Guidelines

7:50pm May 19, 2016

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Francisco Negron of the National School Boards Association, about how local school districts are handling the new federal guidance on transgender students.

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Wyoming School District Stalls On Transgender Student Policy

4:27pm May 19, 2016

by Aaron Schrank

No schools in Wyoming have a policy protecting transgender students. In Laramie, the district has been working to formulate one. But amid national debate, that local policy may be stalled.

Students holding out hands to receive payment for good test scores

Paying Students May Raise Test Scores, But The Lesson Is Not Over

1:38pm May 19, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

A research finding may have implications for attaching stakes to standardized tests. It also brings up questions about motivation — for tomorrow's test and for the rest of the students' education.

Brad Duerstock demonstrates the RoboDesk.

For Wheelchair Users, A RoboDesk For Electronic Devices

12:11pm May 19, 2016

by Stan Jastrzebski

An Indiana inventor hopes his tray mount will help bridge gaps in education tech and eliminate some of the stigma associated with coming to class in a wheelchair.

Jetta Bernier, executive director of Massachusetts Citizens for Children, is pushing a bill aimed at mandating better vetting of teachers in both private and public schools.

Education

Breaking The Cycle Of Sexual Abuse Of Students By Prep School Teachers

6:40pm May 18, 2016

by Tovia Smith

In New England, many boarding school staff accused of sexual misconduct quietly left and then moved on to other schools, according to The Boston Globe. Now states are trying to stop the practice.

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Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Education Secretary John B. King Jr. in the ring over Title I enforcement.

The 'Intolerable' Fight Over School Money

4:20pm May 18, 2016

by Cory Turner

Congress and the Education Department are fighting over how to prove that federal dollars for at-risk students aren't being misused at the local level.

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For Mass. High School Students, New Transgender Rules Are The Old Normal

5:32am May 18, 2016

by Arun Rath

Public schools in Massachusetts aren't rushing to comply with President Obama's instructions for bathrooms and transgender students — the state has had that rule on the books for nearly 5 years.