Education

Teachers in Nashville, Tenn., are knocking on doors to recruit students for public school.

Teachers Go Door-Knocking In Nashville

6:04pm December 18, 2014

by Blake Farmer

In Nashville, Tenn., several public schools are struggling to compete with nearby charters. To recruit more students, teachers are tearing a page from the charter playbook: going door to door.

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Skating Out Classroom Stress As A 'Derby Dame'

2:46pm December 17, 2014

by Tovia Smith

English teacher and roller derby queen Elle L. Cool Jam, aka Nina Park, plays offense and defense on the track and in her classroom.

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There's No Place Like A Dorm Room For The Holidays

10:52am December 16, 2014

by Jennifer Guerra

When holiday break comes, college kids start packing up and heading for home. But for former foster students, there's no home to go to.

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How To Talk To Boys About Sex And Consent

5:12pm December 15, 2014

Given recent stories about violence against college women, what should parents say to college-age sons? NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with author Rosalind Wiseman about guiding boys through adolescence.

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Denzel Washington in The Great Debaters.

What The Movies Taught Us About Teaching

2:09pm December 15, 2014

by Bob Mondello

As part of the 50 Great Teachers series, NPR's Bob Mondello looks at what Hollywood has taught us about teachers.

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Panel Upholds Firing Of Former UNCG Supervisor

1:43pm December 15, 2014

by Neal Charnoff

A panel at UNC Greensboro has recommended that former supervisor Lyda Carpen not be rehired. This is the latest chapter in the controversial firing of Carpen and two staff photographers.

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ITT Technical Institute's Early College Academy campus in Troy, MI.

A For-Profit College Tries The Charter School Market

11:14am December 15, 2014

by Anya Kamenetz

ITT Technical Institute sought to open high schools around the country, but it's meeting resistance.

When it comes to salty french fries or pizza served at lunch, schools may get more time to dial back sodium content, thanks to a provision in the federal spending bill headed for a vote on Capitol Hill.

From Potatoes To Salty Fries In School: Congress Tweaks Food Rules

11:00am December 15, 2014

by Allison Aubrey

The giant federal spending bill that's expected to go to a vote Thursday will give schools some flexibility in implementing nutrition standards. Also a winner: the potato lobby.

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Former UNCG Photographers Create Exhibit

6:03pm December 12, 2014

Two former UNC Greensboro employees have kept a low-profile since being fired and arrested in September. But now that the charges they once faced have been dropped, Chris English and David Wilson are re-entering public life the best way they know how - through photography.

Big Drop In Students Being Held Back, But Why?

3:24pm December 12, 2014

by Will Huntsberry

The number of students being held back has been cut nearly in half, and researchers have no idea why.