Education

Education

As New Tools Bust Down Barriers For The Blind, Schools Struggle To Keep Up

7:30pm November 05, 2015

by Steve Henn

Apps can read a book aloud, and screen readers can translate websites into spoken language. These technologies have created opportunities for blind people, but many institutions have been slow to open up.

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A Story Behind Every Backpack

4:46pm November 05, 2015

by Lee Hale

We asked you to send us your backpack stories with the hashtag #nprbackpacks, and you responded!

Walton Elementary second-grader Janiya Smith asks to be called on at the Jackson, Miss., school. Voters in the state rejected an initiative to increase funding for Mississippi's public schools.

Mississippi Voters Reject Guaranteed Public School Funding

1:20pm November 04, 2015

by Paul Boger

Public schools in Mississippi have been underfunded for years. Yesterday voters said no to an initiative that sought to guarantee an "adequate and efficient system of public schools."

The Un-College That's Training $100,000 App Developers

6:45pm November 03, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

General Assembly offers high-tech training face to face. Google and the Department of Education are paying attention.

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Give A Donation, Ask For Naming Rights

3:14pm November 03, 2015

by Brian Mann

In New York, a billionaire couple asked that a college be renamed in their honor after they donated $20 million to the school. One expert says the request reflects a new trend among the megarich.

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Leslie Morales (from left), Soraya Mohamud and Tanjum Choudhury discuss what it's like to be 15. All three are sophomores at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md.

American Girls Weigh In: 'We're Not Just Sitting Ducks': #15Girls

4:34pm November 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

We've looked at the lives of 15-year-old girls all over the world. Now American girls tell us what it's like to be 15 in the U.S.

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From 'Book Strap' To 'Burrito': A History Of The School Backpack

11:04am November 02, 2015

by Lee Hale

Backpacks and textbooks are a match made in heaven. But not too long ago, students walked to school carrying their books in their arms.

The Changing Role Of Police In American Classrooms

7:43pm October 31, 2015

The confrontation between a school resource officer and a student in a South Carolina school has revived questions about the role of law enforcement in the nation's classrooms.

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The Barbershop View: School Law Enforcement, Black Lives Matter And Hillary Clinton

7:43pm October 31, 2015

Jolene Ivey, Farajii Muhammad, and Ordale Allen discuss the video of the South Carolina student being disciplined by a deputy, Black Lives Matter interrupting a Clinton rally and more.

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Oliver Elementary School in Birgmingham, Ala., where Ann Marie Corgill taught until Friday. The recent Alabama Teacher of the Year says she quit her job after being told she wasn't highly qualified to teach fifth grade.

Recent Teacher Of The Year Resigns In Alabama Over Certification Issues

3:01pm October 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"After 21 years of teaching in grades 1-6 I have no answers as to why this is a problem now," Ann Marie Corgill wrote, refusing to pay fees and take tests for another state certification.