The Play's The Thing — High School Productions Down The Decades
Bob Mondello looks at the most-produced shows at high schools through seven decades and ponders what the choices made by drama teachers tell us.
Education
The Students Who Keep Teachers Inspired
In a commentary in The Chronicle of Higher Education, professor Charles Rinehimer pays tribute to the completely engaged students who gave him the strength to deal with tough cases.
The Plan To Give Pell Grants To Prisoners
The Obama administration unveiled a pilot program Friday morning that will once again give some prisoners access to Pell Grants, a form of federal student aid.
Pell Grants For Prisoners: An Old Argument Revisited
The Obama administration is expected to announce a new program Friday that would once again allow some prisoners access to federal college funding.
Federal Court Places A Stay On Order Compelling NCAA To Pay Athletes
The ruling comes nearly a year after a district court judge ruled that the NCAA violated antitrust laws and should let schools pay athletes $5,000.
Accreditation Extended For WSSU Business Programs
The business school at Winston-Salem State University has had its accreditation extended for another year.
Measuring The Power Of A Prison Education
Inmates who took college-level courses while in prison saw a 16 percent drop in their risk of reincarceration.
Radio 101: Are Asian Americans More Successful?
Radio 101 is WFDD's education program for high school students. Radio 101 reporter, Ruhani Panwala, tells her story.
NC Lottery Nets $522 Million For State Education Funding
Scratch off tickets and lottery numbers continue to make money for education. The North Carolina Education Lottery has surpassed records in sales and profits kicked back to the state.
The Test That Can Look Into A Child's (Reading) Future
Researchers say they've come up with a 30-minute test that can predict a child's language skill and diagnose learning disabilities.