Education

Investigators Find Abuse Claims Going Back Decades Against OSU Doctor

5:19am August 08, 2018

by Nick Evans

After a former Ohio State University wrestler accused a team doctor of molesting him decades ago, a school investigation has found more than 100 others made similar claims.

Crime

Man Pleads Guilty To Taking $1.9 Million From Appalachian State University

5:11pm August 07, 2018

by Associated Press

In Sesame's New Show, To Play Is To Learn

6:11am August 07, 2018

by Cory Turner

Monsters and maker-play join forces in Esme & Roy, a sneaky fun vehicle for a whole lot of learning.

Historian On Think Tank Resignation Over Former Trump Official's Hiring

8:08am August 04, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with William Hitchcock, a historian who resigned from a University of Virginia think tank to protest its hiring of a former Trump administration official.

Education

DeVos Seeks To Rewrite The Rules On Higher Ed

1:28pm August 02, 2018

The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education.

DeVos Family Money Is All Over The News Right Now

10:49am August 02, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Family separation, the Supreme Court on public-sector unions, the Kavanaugh nomination: All are linked, through donations, to the billionaire family of the education secretary.

Department Of Education Plans To Change Rules For Regulating Colleges

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Cory Turner

The Education Department unveiled a plan to rewrite and roll back important rules that govern colleges and their accrediting agencies. The department says it wants to reduce obstacles to innovation, but critics worry this will lower school standards and hurt students.

Queue Listen Now

Ryan Burke, the first former member of Beta Theta Pi at Penn State to plead guilty in the hazing death of Timothy Piazza, has been ordered to serve three months of house arrest.

Former Fraternity Member Gets House Arrest In Penn State Hazing Death

12:36pm August 01, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Ryan Burke, who was in charge of recruitment at Beta Theta Pi fraternity, is the first person to plead guilty in the case.

Principal Of LeBron James' I Promise School Talks About Mission

5:16am August 01, 2018

LeBron James has joined with the Akron public school district to open the I Promise School for at-risk children. Principal Brandi Davis talks with Rachel Martin about the school's mission.

With financial aid declining, many college students can't afford to eat, studies show, even though about 40 percent are also working. Nearly 1 in 4 college students are parents, which can add to their financial stress.

For Many College Students, Hunger 'Makes It Hard To Focus'

9:38am July 31, 2018

by Michelle Andrews

With rising school costs, as many as half of U.S. college students are feeling so stretched financially that they either aren't getting enough to eat or they're worried about it, studies find.