Education

A child in South Sudan studies in a school. Fewer than half of the school-age kids are in school in South Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries, which has also been plagued by war.

In South Sudan, A Struggle To Get, And Keep, Kids In Schools

5:04pm March 20, 2016

by Quincy J. Walters

Nearly 2 million school-age children live in South Sudan, but more than half don't attend school. Violence, displacement, destroyed schools and a shortage of teachers are all part of the problem.

Greg Kintzele, left, and Bill Taylor, right, watch as others play croquet at Graland Country Day School in Denver.

Making Sense Of Alzheimer's At School

7:00am March 19, 2016

by Jenny Brundin

This school in Denver teaches its seventh-graders about the disease, the science behind it and the patience needed to deal with it.

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Wake Downtown Will House New Biomedical Science And Engineering Programs

8:21am March 18, 2016

by Bethany Chafin

Wake Forest University is starting new academic programs in 2017. They will be based at the growing Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem.

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Students eat breakfast at the Blueberry Harvest School at Harrington Elementary School in Harrington, Maine.

2 Breakfasts May Be Better Than None For School Kids

6:07pm March 17, 2016

by Tracie McMillan

A study looked at students who ate breakfast at school versus those who ate at home, at both places, or not at all. One of these groups had a higher risk of obesity, and it's not the one you'd think.

Mathematics professor Andrew Wiles has won a prize for solving Fermat's Last Theorem. He's seen here with the problem written on a chalkboard in his Princeton, N.J., office, back in 1998.

Professor Who Solved Fermat's Last Theorem Wins Math's Abel Prize

4:39pm March 17, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The mathematics problem he solved had been lingering since 1637 — and he first read about it when he was just 10 years old, during a visit to the library.

How The Language Of Special Education Is Evolving

2:03pm March 17, 2016

by Steve Drummond

The "r" word is gone, but the ways we refer to people with disabilities shape our perceptions and behavior.

Campus Food Pantries For Hungry Students On The Rise

7:08am March 17, 2016

by Noel King

Students with tight budgets are flocking to pantries at colleges. The nonprofits take donations, usually food that's about to be thrown out. That's sparking debate over what "needy" really means.

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Google's Go-playing software defeated a human champion.

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What Artificial Intelligence Could Mean For Education

8:13pm March 16, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Recent advances — such as the victory over a human Go champion — raise important questions about AI's potential role in teaching and learning.

Third-graders Ezekiel White (right) and Emanuel Black push a jug of water to the cafeteria at Southwest Baltimore Charter School.

Before Flint, Lead-Contaminated Water Plagued Schools Across U.S.

2:35pm March 16, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Schools all over the country, not just Michigan, have struggled to eliminate lead from water fountains and cafeterias — some for more than a decade.

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Low Graduation Rates Among Black Athletes

6:25am March 16, 2016

A new study shows black male athletes are completing college at significantly lower rates. Renee Montagne speaks to Kevin Blackistone, a "Washington Post" sport columnist, to examine this pervasive problem.

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