Education

Virgin Island Schools Are Still Facing Challenges From Hurricanes Irma And Michael

5:16pm April 19, 2019

by Greg Allen

Nearly a year and a half after Hurricanes Irma and Michael, schools in the Virgin Islands still face big challenges with larger class sizes and limited extracurricular activities.

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How Trump's Judicial Nominees Have Handled Questions On Brown v. Board Of Education

4:23pm April 19, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dahlia Lithwick, legal analyst for Slate, about how President Trump's judicial nominees have responded to questions about Brown v. Board of Education.

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When A Mexican American Student Group Voted To Change Its Name Controversy Ensued

4:23pm April 19, 2019

by Adrian Florido

A decision to change the name of a historic student group has sparked a debate about Mexican-American identity and the future of the Chicano movement.

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Jaclyn Schildkraut, associate professor of Criminal Justice at SUNY Oswego, leads a lockdown drill at Ed Smith Elementary School in Syracuse, N.Y., last month.

How Effective Are School Lockdown Drills?

2:43pm April 19, 2019

Since the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, a generation of American children has learned how to hide from a potential shooter. But there's little data on what kinds of drills work best.

(JS) ABOVE: Young Kathryn Cole, 6, carefully reads each quote in the walls of the new Columbine memorial. The new Columbine memorial near Rebel Hill and Columbine HIgh School is completed. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post

Education

Twenty Years Later, A Look At Columbine, Then And Now

4:29pm April 18, 2019

We explore what's changed and what has stayed the same about gun violence in schools over the past two decades.

Brigham Young University alumna Sidney Draughon (center) flew in from New York to join a protest against the Honor Code Office.

A Rare Sight At Brigham Young University As Students Protest The Honor Code Office

1:44pm April 17, 2019

by Daysha Eaton

Students allege that the university is mistreating victims of sexual assault and harassment, especially women and LGBTQ students.

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Indiana Teachers Stage Protests To Spotlight Low Wages

12:49pm April 17, 2019

by Jeanie Lindsay

Teachers have been protesting for higher wages. In Indiana, lawmakers introduced measures to improve the situation but many teachers say it may not be enough to keep them in the profession.

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Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli (left) leave federal court in Boston earlier this month. On Monday they announced they would plead not guilty to charges in the Justice Department's college admissions case.

Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli Plead Not Guilty In College Cheating Scandal

5:50pm April 15, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Giannulli and Loughlin are accused of paying $500,000 in bribes arranged by admissions consultant Rick Singer to get their daughters admitted to USC as crew recruits, despite not being rowers.

Before the repeal, Arizona was one of at least seven states with curriculum laws around LGBTQ issues.

Arizona Teachers Can Now Discuss LGBTQ Issues Without Worrying About The Law

2:30pm April 15, 2019

by Mariana Dale

Lawmakers in Arizona have repealed a law that banned teachers from portraying "homosexuality as a positive alternative life-style" during HIV/AIDS instruction.

Education

Georgetown Students Vote To Fund Reparations For School's Slavery Connections

8:25am April 13, 2019

Georgetown University students voted to set up a fund to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves sold by the school. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Hannah Michael, who helped organize the effort.

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