Education

The University of Virginia is trying to crack down on excessive and underage drinking at fraternities.

U.Va. Looks At Ways To Curb Drinking At Its Frat Houses

1:58pm December 12, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

The University of Virginia is looking to make changes, even though a report about a gang rape has been discredited. Ideas include banning hard alcohol and having sober volunteers self-police parties.

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Dental students use practice dummies Aug. 27 in a newly renovated section of Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Mich. Health care is one field for which a recent study found that a community college degree produced a strong financial return.

Community College Programs Can Lead To Big Payoffs — In The Right Fields

8:54pm December 11, 2014

by Meghan Walsh

A study tracking grads from Washington state's schools found those who completed programs longer than a year had more pay and steadier work — especially in health care, technology and skilled labor.

There's a real lack of math learning in pre-K. In one study, in fact, just 58 seconds out of a full preschool day was spent on math activities.

Why Math Might Be The Secret To School Success

2:01pm December 11, 2014

by Anya Kamenetz

A new study is focusing on what works best to prepare kids for school. Math may be what really counts, say researchers; one of them describes it as "a lever to improve outcomes for kids longer term."

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On Mondays, Monica Shah is the DJ for a fitness class in Washington, D.C.

From Grading Tests To Mixing Beats

9:50am December 11, 2014

by Elissa Nadworny

Monica Shah's middle school students in the nation's capital don't call her "Ms. Shah," but "DJ Shah."

Fallout From 'Rolling Stone' Story Changes Conversation At UVA

10:49am December 09, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

Now that the accuracy of the article about sexual assaults at the school is being called into question, the conversation is changing and activists hope the attention will stay on sexual assault.

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Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan

Q&A: J Is For Jihad

8:21am December 09, 2014

by Anya Kamenetz

A new book argues that education aid, when done badly, can bring the opposite of peace.

America's Highest-Paid Private-University President Made $7.1 Million In 2012

7:16pm December 08, 2014

by Sam Sanders

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson's 2012 compensation was mostly the payout of a retention package, but she still would have made close to a million without it.

End Fraternities' Suspension, UVA Urged Amid 'Rolling Stone' Fallout

3:00pm December 08, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The call by national organizations representing fraternities and sororities comes after the magazine acknowledged "discrepancies" in its story on gang rape. The story had prompted the suspensions.

Education

Wake Forest Plans $100 Million Project For Medical School

1:30pm December 08, 2014

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has announced a $100 million project to transform a former Reynolds Tobacco Company complex into a medical education building.

Examples of a family drawing assessment: A drawing from a child scored with minimal indicators of family dysfunction (top), and one from a child scored with elevated levels of family dysfunction (bottom).

Kids' Drawings Speak Volumes About Home

12:10pm December 08, 2014

by Will Huntsberry

A first-grader's quick doodle can tell researchers plenty about what's happening — or not happening — at home.