Education

Barbershop: Bathroom Laws, Women In The Workplace And High Heels

6:40pm May 14, 2016

Political blogger Dru Ealons, columnist Gayle Trotter, and author Josh Levs discuss controversy over transgender rights, working as a single mother, and wearing what you want at work.

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White House And N.C. Governor In War Of Words Over Transgender Guidance

4:59pm May 14, 2016

by Michel Martin

White House press secretary Josh Earnest and North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory each had strong opinions on the federal government's new guidelines about transgender students and school bathrooms.

In Many School Districts, Transgender Bathroom Access Is The Norm

8:00am May 14, 2016

by Frank Morris

A White House directive issued yesterday lays out what it says schools need to do under existing federal law to accommodate transgender students. We went to schools in California, Kansas and Alabama.

Education

Career And Technical Education: Boom Or Bust?

8:00am May 14, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

Vocational education in high schools fell out of favor decades ago. For career and technical education to succeed today, a key researcher says a lot has to change.

How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights

7:16pm May 13, 2016

Some states and districts are ahead of the recommendations announced today by the Obama Administration. Some are in conflict.

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Survey Raises Concerns About Non-English Speaking Students

7:06pm May 13, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

A new survey of school administrators points to growing concerns about the future of non-English speaking students.

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Transgender High School Student Responds To White House Guidelines

6:54pm May 13, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Gavin Grimm, a Virginia high school student, who fought his school district to win the right to use the boy's bathroom, after the district limited bathroom use by "biological gender."

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N.C. Governor Calls Obama Transgender Guidelines A 'Massive Overreach'

6:54pm May 13, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on the state's bill requiring people to use the appropriate bathroom based on the gender listed on their birth certificate.

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Education

LGBT Graduates Consider HB2 As They Plan For The Future

2:21pm May 13, 2016

by Bethany Chafin

It's graduation season. Seniors are getting caps and gowns, diplomas, and that frequent question: what's next? A lot goes into the decision of what to do after college.

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A sign marks the entrance to a gender-neutral restroom at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt.

White House Sends Schools Guidance On Transgender Access To Bathrooms

1:09pm May 13, 2016

by Scott Horsley

The administration says it authored the notice because "many parents, schools and districts have raised questions about this area of civil rights law."

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