Education

News Brief: DOJ Sides Against Harvard, Remembering John McCain And Aretha Franklin

5:14am August 31, 2018

The Justice Department has backed a lawsuit alleging that Harvard University illegally discriminates against Asian-Americans. And mourners are paying tribute to John McCain and Aretha Franklin.

Harvard University is facing legal action over its admissions policies, and the U.S. Department of Justice is supporting the lawsuit's plaintiffs.

Justice Department Sides Against Harvard In Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

9:19pm August 30, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The Justice Department says Harvard has "failed to show that it does not unlawfully discriminate against Asian-Americans." Harvard says it doesn't discriminate against any group.

Detroit Shuts Off Drinking Water In Schools Just As Classes Are Set To Start

6:34pm August 30, 2018

by Quinn Klinefelter

School is set to start in Detroit next week, but the drinking water has been shut off. The district found 16 of the 24 schools tested showed elevated levels of lead and copper in the water.

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Trump Administration Backs Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Harvard

5:46pm August 30, 2018

by Kirk Carapezza

The Justice Department is backing a lawsuit that charges Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants.

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Students enter the Cass Technical High School in Detroit. Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti has ordered drinking water to be shut off at the district's roughly 100 schools.

Detroit's Public School District Shuts Off Drinking Water, Citing Lead, Copper Risk

1:21pm August 30, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Two-thirds of the district's buildings in an early test had problematic levels of lead or copper. The supplier says the water isn't the problem — it's the schools' old plumbing.

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Coloring Books And Worksheets: What's The Value Of 'Staying In The Lines'?

12:37pm August 30, 2018

by Steve Drummond

Get ready for those coloring worksheets coming home in your child's backpack. Many kids (and grown-ups) love coloring books. But what's the educational value of staying in the lines?

Teachers Strike In Washington State

5:26am August 30, 2018

by Molly Solomon

Thousands of teachers are on strike in southwest Washington state. And that's meant nearly 80,000 students are locked out of school.

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Voices Of Empty Nesters

5:26am August 30, 2018

NPR listeners tell us what it's like when they've sent their last or only child off to college and they become empty nesters.

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Kennedy Odede (in blue shirt) is dancing for a good reason. The charity he and his wife started has been awarded the $2 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize. He's joined by residents of Kibera, the neighborhood in Nairobi where his nonprofit group provides e

Whatever Happened To ... The Street Kid Whose Life Was Saved By Kindness

5:28pm August 29, 2018

by Marc Silver

Kennedy Odede was a homeless kid in the slum of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. Now he's the founder of a successful nonprofit helping his community. How's he and his group faring?

Federal Commission On School Safety Holds Its Final Listening Session

5:23pm August 29, 2018

by Kyle Gassiott

The Federal Commission on School Safety held its fourth and final listening session in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday. Representatives heard the community's thoughts on how to improve school safety.

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