Education

A History Of The Department Of Education

5:29pm June 24, 2018

President Trump wants to abolish the Education Department as a standalone agency. He's the latest Republican to try. NPR's Michel Martin looks back on the history with Alyson Klein of Education Week.

A Richmond School Board Member On Renaming A School

7:55am June 23, 2018

The Richmond School Board voted to remove the name of a Confederate general from a local elementary school, replacing it with Barack Obama. Board member Kenya Gibson talks with Scott Simon.

Education

Gaming Addiction Disorder; White House Pitches Big Changes For Education Department

6:00am June 23, 2018

Also in our weekly roundup of education news, the Federal Commission on School Safety met publicly to brainstorm ideas around how to make schools safer.

Students wear clear backpacks outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Monday. The bags are one of a number of security measures the school district has enacted as a result of the Feb. 14 shooting at the school that killed 17.

Making Schools Safer: Harsh Consequences, Or Second Chances?

7:39pm June 22, 2018

The tragedy in Parkland, Fla., this year kicked off a national debate over how to reduce school violence: through tighter security and tougher discipline ... or more help for troubled students?

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Schools Are Out For The Summer, But The Debate On How To Make Them Safer Continues

6:16pm June 22, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

The PROMISE program was designed as a way to offer troubled students an alternative to suspension or expulsion. Initiated by the Obama administration in 2014, the program is now under scrutiny following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Fla., earlier this year.

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Duncan To Leave Guilford School Board After 18 Years

11:12am June 22, 2018

by Paul Garber

A longtime member of the Guilford County School Board is stepping down before the end of his term and won't seek re-election.

Closures Of Schools In Puerto Rico Complicate Family Life

10:53pm June 21, 2018

by Adrian Florido

Parents and teachers have argued that Puerto Rico's plan to close 265 public schools did not consider the impact those closures would have on individual communities. A judge has agreed, throwing a wrench in the government's plans.

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President Trump, flanked by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, answers questions in August 2017 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. Thursday, the White House announced plans to merge the two departments.

White House Proposes Merging Education And Labor Departments

5:56pm June 21, 2018

The pitch goes all-in on workforce development and imagines a mobile-first platform for student borrowers. It's part of a proposal to restructure federal government. Congress would have to approve.

Education

Freedom School Opens At Wake Forest Campus

8:21am June 20, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

An educational program is starting next week at the Anna Julia Cooper Center that helps students from marginalized communities keep their reading skills up over the summ

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It's their nightly ritual: Herman Agbavor sits down with his 5-year-old son, Herbert, to go over his homework.

When It Comes To Preschool, Does Father Really Know Best?

6:17pm June 19, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

Parents in Ghana's capital city have embraced preschool as a way to vault their kids into a better future. But the children aren't learning. And the reason may surprise you.