Education

Frustration Grows As N.C. Schools Are Slow To Reopen After Florence

10:09am October 12, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Schools in Lumberton, N.C., and others in flood-affected areas of the state have been closed for nearly 5 weeks due to damage from Hurricane Florence. The staff is frustrated, parents are impatient.

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Education activist Angeline Murimirwa was given the "Diamond Ball Honors Award" by Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation.

She Was Too Poor To Stay In School. Now She's An Inspiration To Rihanna

2:46pm October 10, 2018

by Marc Silver

Angeline Murimirwa is lauded as one of the world's most influential women for her work with a charity that gives scholarships to poor girls in Africa. She herself was once one of those girls.

U.N. Report Says We Have About A Decade To Turn Around Climate Change Effects

1:42pm October 10, 2018

Are we ready to do what it takes to save the planet?

Teenagers play chess during a break at the main Los Patojos campus.

Seeds Of Maya Genius Grow In A New Kind Of School

4:38pm October 09, 2018

by John Burnett

It's in Guatemala, where the educational achievement of poor students is severely lacking. Students might dress up in cow costumes, bake bread — or frame a building.

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Abbas' family has invested heavily in his education, hoping that eventual fluency in Mandarin will lead to a good job that will allow him to help finance the education of his younger siblings.

In Pakistan, Learning Chinese Is Cool — And Seen As A Path To Prosperity

4:38pm October 09, 2018

China's billions in infrastructure investment have led to growing number of Pakistanis eager to learn Mandarin and study in China. Beijing is giving thousands of scholarships to Pakistanis.

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Sans Forgetica: A Font To Remember

7:57am October 06, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with typography lecturer Stephen Banham of RMIT University about a new font he helped develop to assist people in remembering what they've read.

NPR wants to hear from teachers who use the Harry Potter series in their curriculum.

Education

Are You A Teacher Who Uses 'Harry Potter' In Your Curriculum? Tell Us About It

7:00am October 06, 2018

by Wynne Davis

It's been about 20 years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was first published in the U.S. NPR wants to hear from teachers who use the series in class.

Education

DeVos Misses Rulemaking Deadline; Teachers Sue Loan Servicer; Detroit Students Strike

6:01am October 06, 2018

Also in our weekly round of education news: For-profit college regulations stay in place, for now; a new study says to judge low-income schools on growth, not just achievement

Judge Brett Kavanaugh testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

Dean At Catholic University Suspended For Tweet About Kavanaugh Accuser

12:03pm October 02, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

William Rainford, a dean of the university's National Catholic School of Social Service, apologized for a tweet that the university says "demonstrated a lack of sensitivity."

This map, a screenshot from The Opportunity Atlas, shows household income in 2014-2015 for people born between 1978 and 1983 to low-income parents. In areas that are more red, people who grew up in low-income households tended to stay low-income. In areas

The American Dream Is Harder To Find In Some Neighborhoods

3:04pm October 01, 2018

by John Ydstie

A new data tool finds a strong correlation between where people grew up and their chances of climbing the economic ladder. Charlotte, N.C., hopes to use it to improve residents' economic mobility.

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