Education

Laura Trice: Is It Okay To Ask For Appreciation?

9:56am January 18, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

What would happen if we actually asked others to praise and appreciate us for the work we do? Laura Trice examines the importance of building our sense of self-worth by asking for what we need.

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Classrooms at Vista Middle School sit empty on the second day of the Los Angeles teacher strike.

Movies, Worksheets, Computer Time: Inside LA Schools During The Teacher Strike

6:05pm January 16, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

Los Angeles schools are still open during the strike, staffed by administrators, volunteers and newly hired substitutes. But the school day isn't exactly typical.

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Head Of L.A. Teachers Union Discusses Ongoing Strike

4:17pm January 16, 2019

As the massive teacher strike in Los Angeles enters its third day, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with teachers' union president Alex Caputo-Pearl about the strike and its aims.

Education

The School Board's View Of The Los Angeles Teacher Strike

5:17pm January 15, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Nick Melvoin, vice president of the Los Angeles Unified School District board of education, about the walkout of 31,000 teachers' union members.

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L.A. Student Reporter Discusses Ongoing Teachers' Strike

5:17pm January 15, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Carmen Gonzalez, a student reporter for Boyle Heights Beat, about the teachers' strike in Los Angeles.

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Education

Forget Screen Time Rules — Lean In To Parenting Your Wired Child, Author Says

3:46pm January 15, 2019

by Anya Kamenetz

In his new book, The New Childhood, Jordan Shapiro argues that we're not spending enough screen time with our kids.

What The LA Teacher Strike Means For The Nation

3:43pm January 15, 2019

It's nearly twice as large as last year's strike in West Virginia

Education

LA Teachers Strike: Spanish-Speaking Parents May Be At A Disadvantage

7:24am January 15, 2019

by Emily Elena Dugdale

The Los Angeles Unified School District is more than 70 percent Latino and serves many non-English speaking families. We examine strike awareness among Spanish-speaking parents.

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A demonstrator outside Hollenbeck Middle School in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, flashes a friendly smile to passersby.

Education

Under Rainy Skies, Los Angeles Teachers Take To The Picket Lines

5:12pm January 14, 2019

Educators and their supporters gathered outside of schools Monday, then converged near Los Angeles City Hall in a sea of umbrellas, ponchos and signs. LA last saw a teacher strike nearly 30 years ago.

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The partial government shutdown is affecting hundreds of thousands of workers across the country and their kids, too. Many child care centers inside federal buildings are closed.

Child Care: 1 More Way Some Federal Workers Struggle During Shutdown

8:19am January 14, 2019

by Mary Rose Madden

Many child care centers in federal buildings affected by the partial government shutdown are also shuttered, leaving parents few options when it comes to their kids.

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