Teaching Grit On The Water: A Top Coach Mixes Rowing With Life
For more than a decade, a rowing coach in Oregon has been teaching teenagers the value of hard work with tough love that sticks.
Education
3 College Seniors Contemplate Their Appointment With The Real World
Senior year of college for three students from Montgomery County, Md. brings the usual: fear, joy, anxiety, jobs. But does where they went to college change the outcome?
2 Students Hope Their Investment In Arts Education Will Pay Off
Follow your dreams — that's what so many parents tell their kids. But at what cost? We caught up with two students who chose very different paths to study the arts in New York City.
What Is Fair? High School Students Talk About Affirmative Action
However the Supreme Court rules on affirmative action, it will affect the lives of college-bound teens. So we asked them: Should college admissions decisions take race into consideration?
Hip-Hop Vocab: The Lexicon Is In The Lyrics
College student Austin Martin has created a website that uses rap lyrics to teach vocabulary to middle and high school students.
What's Next For 2 Seniors Who Experienced A Big State University
One, newly graduated from the University of Maryland, settles into a sometimes-daunting job hunt, while the other prepares grad school applications.
Elizabeth City State Chancellor To Resign
Elizabeth City State University's Chancellor will resign. Stacey Jones announced her departure Monday for the end of the month.
NPR's Code Switch Team Explores Political Correctness On College Campuses
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Gene Demby of NPR's Code Switch team about his recent article, "The Long, Necessary History of 'Whiny' Black Protesters At College."
Evangelical College Suspends Professor For Showing Solidarity With Muslims
Wheaton College, an Evangelical school outside of Chicago, has been roiled by questions about Christianity's posture toward Islam and academic freedom at religious schools. An associate professor who vowed recently to wear a headscarf in solidarity with Muslims was suspended from her job this week. The college says it's not because of the headscarf, but because of theological questions raised by a Facebook post in which she cited Pope Francis's recent statement that Muslims and Christians worship the same God.
How The Heck Do You Pay Off Your College Loans?
It's easy for parents and students to get lost in the college loan and debt jungle. Yet another plan aimed at helping students reduce debt burden takes effect this month. Will it help?