Education

News Brief: LA Teachers, Government Shutdown And Its Impact On FBI

5:25am January 23, 2019

A Unified School District and the teachers' union reach a tentative deal. Competing bills to end the shutdown head to the Senate floor. The FBI Agents Association warns shutdown hampers operations.

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Teachers and supporters rally on Monday, Jan. 14, the first day of the teachers strike in Los Angeles. The school district and the union have come to a deal after almost two years of negotiations.

Teachers Vote Yes On Deal To End Los Angeles Strike

11:10pm January 22, 2019

After six days out of the classroom, union members voted yes on a proposed contract, which means teachers will be back in schools Wednesday.

Reanna Robinson, a 22-year-old from Washington, D.C., has been balance life as a student and mother during the month-long government shutdown.

Education

Colleges Provide Tuition Relief To Furloughed Workers

7:20pm January 22, 2019

by Jessica Yarmosky

Going without pay is challenging. Try adding a tuition bill. Colleges in Maryland are offering some workarounds.

Los Angeles Teachers Union To Vote On Tentative Agreement To End Strike

4:32pm January 22, 2019

The Los Angeles teachers union has reached a tentative agreement with the L.A. Unified School District. In order to end the strike, union members must first vote to approve the agreement.

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Race

1969 Call For An 'Open Society' In Winston-Salem Remains Unanswered

7:53am January 21, 2019

by David Ford

Fifty years ago, a local Triad-area man shared his vision for a better Winston-Salem, and at its core was the issue of race. That man was Mark H.

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Education

Denver And Los Angeles: Two Cities Trying To Negotiate A New Deal With Teachers

3:10pm January 19, 2019

In this week's roundup of education news: There's a strike in Los Angeles, while teachers in Denver will vote for their own walkout. That and more of this week's education news.

Spending More On Education For Low-Income Kids Improves Their Prospects As Adults

4:33pm January 18, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kirabo Jackson, a labor economist at Northwestern University, about his research into how increases in spending on education positively influence outcomes in adulthood.

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On the first day of the teacher strike, demonstrators marched in downtown Los Angeles for, among other things, more nurses, librarians and counselors, and smaller class sizes.

The Los Angeles Teacher Strike's Class Size Conundrum

2:05pm January 18, 2019

by Kyle Stokes

Leaders of LA's teachers union have made class-size reduction a centerpiece of their negotiations. But researchers disagree on whether high price of smaller classes is worth it.

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AJ Jacobs: How Can We Thank Those We Take for Granted?

9:56am January 18, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

How many people helped make your morning coffee? AJ Jacobs set out to thank them all, from the farmer to the barista and everyone in between—and discovered the list was much longer than he thought.

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Mike Robbins: What's The Difference Between Recognition And Appreciation?

9:56am January 18, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

After a career-ending baseball injury, Mike Robbins had to learn how to appreciate his time on the mound. He's found that making the effort to appreciate others has a real impact on their well-being.

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