Education

Researcher Hunter Gehlbach found that helping students and teachers find things in common improved academic outcomes.

In The Classroom, Common Ground Can Transform GPAs

9:50am October 14, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Hidden Brain podcast explores the connections between students and teachers. It turns out finding things in common between pupils and instructors could be a tool for closing the achievement gap.

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Colored Pencils, Watercolors, Brushes: Art Supplies Add Up

8:22am October 14, 2015

by Mary Plummer

Teachers spend a lot of their own cash on school supplies. But art teachers, with all kinds of special materials, can spend even more.

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University Of Louisville Men's Basketball Rocked By Escort Scandal

7:54pm October 13, 2015

by Rick Howlett

University of Louisville is investigating claims that a former staffer hired escorts to have sex with basketball players and recruits. In a new book, Katina Powell claims she provided escort services to teenage recruits for four years.

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Experiment Tests If Teacher-Student Relationship Helps Performance

8:14am October 13, 2015

A study measured the performance of kindergartners who either had close or distant relationships with their teachers. It found that students reminded of close relationships solved problems faster.

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The Lessons Learned From A Scholar's Incendiary Tweets

4:32pm October 12, 2015

A debate over academic freedom of speech sparked in summer 2014 when the University of Illinois rescinded a job offer to a professor over a controversial set of tweets about the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Middletown High School Principal Bill Roderick stands with his insurance agent, Lisa Gerber, at what used to be the front door of his home. Behind him is Roderick's wife's 16th birthday present, a '66 Ford Mustang. The couple had hoped to restore it this

School A Welcome Escape From Reality For Calif. Area Ravaged By Fire

4:26pm October 12, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

The Valley Fire leveled hundreds of homes and businesses in the small community of Middletown, Calif. School is helping students and educators alike make it through the recovery process together.

'Ideas': A New Series From NPR Ed

1:16pm October 12, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

There's nothing new under the sun in education. Except when there is. We'll explore how innovation happens, who drives it and what works.

Separate Shootings Reported At Universities In Arizona, Texas

8:18pm October 09, 2015

While people in Oregon are still mourning those lost in a shooting at Umpqua Community College, other school shootings in the United States continue to make headlines. Two separate incidents, one in Texas and another in Arizona occurred this week.

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On Campus, Older Faculty Keep On Keepin' On

8:03am October 09, 2015

by Jon Marcus

Many professors are postponing retirement, and colleges say it's hurting their efforts to cut costs.

Shooting At Northern Arizona University Campus: 1 Dead, 3 Injured

7:13am October 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A suspect is in custody, officials at Northern Arizona University say, after the campus of the Flagstaff school was hit by an attack in the early hours of Friday morning.