Education

UC Davis Chancellor Faces Calls To Resign Over Pepper Spray Incident

6:51pm April 15, 2016

The University of California, Davis, hired companies to scrub the Internet of any references to a pepper spray incident that occurred on the campus in 2011. This revelation comes amidst calls for the resignation of Chancellor Linda Katehi who hired the contractors. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sam Stanton of the Sacramento Bee, who broke the story.

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Actor Leslie Odom, Jr. (left) and actor, composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (right) perform on stage during the Hamilton Grammys performance.

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Broadway's 'Hamilton' Makes Its Way Into NYC's High School Curriculum

8:20pm April 14, 2016

by Beth Fertig

The Broadway hit tells the story of the American Revolution with a multi-racial cast and hip-hop music. The point is to make American history a lot more exciting than how it's often taught in school.

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A Nobel Laureate's Education Plea: Revolutionize Teaching

4:52pm April 14, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

Stanford physicist Carl Wieman is on a quest to bury the big lecture in favor of evidence-based techniques. But it's not clear higher education is listening.

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Not all financial education classes help us make better financial decisions. But some do.

Not All Financial Education Is Effective. Here Are 4 Ideas That Work

5:48pm April 13, 2016

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Credit scores. Car loans. Mortgages. It's stuff we all need to know. Yet not all financial education classes help us make better financial decisions. But some do.

Young Scientists Feature Projects At 2016 White House Science Fair

4:51pm April 13, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with two students whose science projects were featured at the 2016 White House Science Fair.

Stanford Physicist Embarks On Mission To Improve Undergraduate Teaching

4:51pm April 13, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

Research shows that some teaching methods are a lot better than others. But why aren't more colleges and universities even bothering to measure teaching effectiveness? Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, a Stanford professor, is on a mission to improve undergraduate teaching and learning.

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Kansas State Recruits Students Who Are In The Country Illegally

6:18am April 13, 2016

by Sam Zeff

Kansas State University is aggressively recruiting those students by using privately raised money to provide grants and scholarships. Other schools have closed the door on such funding.

Vanessa Minero Leon (right) and her older sister, Lizette, work on their homework after school. Vanessa is in the gifted program at her elementary school in Arizona.

Education

The Rare District That Recognizes Gifted Latino Students

6:52pm April 12, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

Few gifted programs across the country have done what Paradise Valley, Ariz., has done to identify and support gifted English language learners.

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A Simple Cure For Education's Jargonitis

11:15am April 12, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

It can be hard to make sense of the words used by people who want to make schools better. Here's our Reader's Guide, using the most common words in English.

Education

UNC Board Moves Meeting Because Of Possible Protest

11:06am April 12, 2016

by Neal Charnoff

The UNC board of governors is moving an upcoming meeting from Asheville to Chapel Hill. UNC officials say it's due to large scale planned protests meant to coincide with their meeting.

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