Education

Where The Wild Fractions Are: The Power Of A Bedtime (Math) Story

6:59pm October 08, 2015

by Eric Westervelt

A new study published in the journal Science shows that regular use of a specific math-based iPad app significantly improved math performance in elementary school children.

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Now in tenth grade, Mulando is already planning how to negotiate her tuition for 11th grade. She's also trying to figure out how to get to medical school.

Can't Afford School? Girls Learn To Negotiate The Harvard Way: #15Girls

9:51am October 08, 2015

by Gregory Warner and Laura Starecheski

Madalitso Mulando needed help. She didn't have the money to pay for her 10th-grade tuition. Then she learned the art of negotiation from the gurus at Harvard Business School.

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Suzane Nazir uses a Princeton Review SAT preparation book to study for the test on March 6, 2014, in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Surprisingly Few Urban High School Students Take The ACT Or SAT

2:02pm October 07, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

In 30 out of 50 cities studied in a wide-ranging new report, the rate is less than 15 percent. But the majority of four-year institutions in the U.S. still require students to take one or the other.

Education

Ten Months In, WSSU's Robinson Reflects On Successes, Challenges So Far

4:41pm October 06, 2015

by Sean Bueter

Historically Black Colleges and Universities have a long tradition in North Carolina, and some of the country's best are located in the Piedmont Triad.

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For D.C. Second-Graders, It's All About The Bikes

2:08pm October 06, 2015

by Elissa Nadworny

To the three Rs, the schools in the nation's capital have added a fourth: Riding. Bicycles, that is.

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Like Fares On A Plane, College Tuition Bills Vary Widely

1:09pm October 05, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

Some colleges give big discounts based on family income. Some don't. Play with Planet Money's interactive graphic to see the average price families pay at 1,550 four-year colleges.

President Obama has selected Deputy Education Secretary John B. King Jr. to replace Arne Duncan. King is a former New York state education commissioner.

Education

Meet The Next Secretary Of Education

8:48pm October 02, 2015

by Beth Fertig

John King Jr. is Arne Duncan's deputy and was New York's education commissioner before heading to Washington. Like the man he's replacing, he's no stranger to controversy.

Who Are The 'Gifted And Talented' And What Do They Need?

7:40pm October 02, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

The controversies over gifted education start with identifying who qualifies for that title.

Middle-school boys participate in the Minority Male Makers summer program at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

Coding Camp to Baltimore Schools: Bring Us Your Bored!

7:28pm October 02, 2015

by Elissa Nadworny

A summer program in Baltimore has black middle-schoolers coding, designing apps and altogether hooked on engineering.

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UNC Senior Andrea Zuniga, a transfer student from Miami, says she lives on campus with three of her best friends for the sense of community.

Where To Live When You're A College Student

6:59pm October 02, 2015

by Reema Khrais

We hear a lot about the cost of college getting out of control. The fact is, on many college campuses, the cost of room and board is actually more than the cost of tuition.

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