PHOTOS: America's Separate And Unequal Schools
NPR sent photographers across the country to document the differences between school districts.
Education
Offers Pour In To Cover Pa. Students' Meal Debt, But School Officials Not Interested
After district officials threatened to turn children over to foster care for the unpaid amount, a prominent media figure and a corporate CEO offered to settle the debt but were rebuffed.
In India, Some Students With Low Test Scores Can Buy Their Way Into College
A certain number of seats at schools in India are reserved for those paying double or triple tuition. And unlike the Varsity Blues scandal here in the U.S., this behavior is legal in India.
Don't Have Lunch Money? A Pennsylvania School District Threatens Foster Care
Wyoming Valley West School District in Northeastern Pennsylvania sent families a letter stating that their children would be removed from their homes if unpaid cafeteria meal debt was not settled.
Parents, Sometimes You're The Problem When It Comes To Tech Use
Parents of young kids pick up their phones an average of almost 70 times a day — often to escape a stressful parenting moment. Here's how to stop using your phone as a pacifier, for you or your kids.
Beyond 'Good' Vs. 'Bad' Touch: 4 Lessons To Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
Twenty states now require sexual abuse prevention education as early as preschool. Educators say it's up to adults to know the signs and symptoms of abuse — and teach behaviors that could prevent it.
NC Traditional Public Schools Losing Students, While Charters, Others See Gains
New data shows enrollment in charter schools and other education sources continues to grow in North Carolina, while enrollment in traditional public schools is falling.
'I'm Drowning': Those Hit Hardest By Student Loan Debt Never Finished College
Some of the people struggling the most to pay back their debt are the millions of students who took out student loans but never finished a degree.
Kindness Vs. Cruelty: Helping Kids Hear The Better Angels Of Their Nature
A hardwired, us-vs.-them mentality can easily pull kids away from kindness, toward cruelty. Here's what parents can do about it.
These Teens Started Podcasting As A Hobby, Then It Turned Into Serious Journalism
An energy company announced a proposal to build a waste management facility next to a school. So these three students turned to podcasting to get to the bottom of what was happening.