Education

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Behind The Shortage Of Special Ed Teachers: Long Hours, Crushing Paperwork

3:27pm November 09, 2015

by Lee Hale

It is getting harder and harder for administrators to find quality special education teachers. That means student needs (and federal laws) are not being met.

Black Lives Matter has sparked curriculum on campuses including NYU, Emory University in Atlanta, Dartmouth College, the University of Michigan and the University of Florida.

Ferguson In The Classroom: How One College Took Up Race And Policing This Semester

11:42am November 09, 2015

by Errin Whack

College students around the country are lining up to take classes like a new one at NYU called "Black Lives Matter: Race, Resistance, and Popular Protest."

Students gather on the University of Missouri campus to show support for Jonathan L. Butler, the 25-year-old graduate student who is holding a hunger strike on campus in Columbia, Mo.

Missouri Faculty Plan Walkout In Support Of Student Activists

10:11am November 09, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The teachers said they want to stand in solidarity with the Mizzou student activists who are demanding racial justice on campus. The news comes a day after some football players joined the cause.

#NPRYouthVote: Will Young Voters Lead Or Lag In 2016?

7:33am November 09, 2015

by Michel Martin

One year ahead of the 2016 elections, Michel Martin speaks with young voters in Iowa about the issues that matter to them, and whether candidates are using the right tools to reach them.

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Missouri Football Players Demand University President's Ouster

6:10am November 09, 2015

by Frank Morris

Amid escalating protests over complaints of racial bigotry at the University of Missouri, the school's football team says it won't play until the university president resigns or is replaced.

Mizzou Football Players Pledge A Strike, Citing Systemic Racism

5:24pm November 08, 2015

University of Missouri football players have pledged to go on strike until university President Tim Wolfe resigns for the way he has handled a string of racially charged incidents.

Class clown standing on books in classroom

Class Clown Or Gifted Student? It's A Matter Of Perspective

8:32am November 08, 2015

by Lee Hale

The class jokester is often a teacher's greatest nemesis. What if instead of seeing them as a nuisance, a teacher saw them as gifted?

Confused Over How To Save For College? Here Are Answers

6:57pm November 06, 2015

by Chris Arnold

For the vast majority of people, says one expert, it's good to save in a 529 plan. And no, saving money in one of those plans doesn't mean you'll pay a lot more for college tuition.

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App Allows Shy Students To Ask Questions Anonymously

6:28pm November 06, 2015

by Steve Henn

Close to a million college kids use Piazza. Pooja Sankar, the apps' creator, says her company can't solve all the problems for women in computer science but she hopes it's making a difference.

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A Common Core sample problem is written on a whiteboard at NPR, in Washington, D.C.

A Peek Inside: What Kids Saw On A Common Core Test

12:59pm November 06, 2015

One of the two state consortia behind new, Common Core-aligned tests has released questions from its spring assessments.