As '13 Reasons Why' Returns, Schools Try To Help Students Who Are Thinking Of Suicide
About 1 in 5 teens may have contemplated suicide. But new research suggests that schools as a whole can make a difference.
Education
Now It's North Carolina Teachers' Turn: How Did We Get Here? What's Next?
As teachers walk out in a sixth state, signs of what's to come.
Why Teens Should Understand Their Own Brains (And Why Their Teachers Should, Too!)
Human brains are still developing throughout our teenage and early adult years. Knowing more about the way they work can teach us about how schools can work, too.
Spelman College Quietly Eliminates One Of The Country's Few Jazz Programs For Women
The selective, historically black women's college in Atlanta has cut the college's once-esteemed jazz program, a rarity within the traditionally male-dominated genre.
Before They Walk Into A Classroom, These New Teachers Will March On The N.C. Capitol
Recent graduates Cristina Chase Lane and WinnieHope Mamboleo will be joining the profession just as teacher strikes sweep the nation. Instead of feeling demoralized, they say they feel galvanized.
A DACA Recipient Graduates Amid Deportation Fears
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jessica Moreno-Caycho, a DACA recipient who is graduating this weekend from Virginia Commonwealth University. She chronicles her experience of uncertainty.
Fraternity Culture And Racism
NPR's Lakshmi Singh reports on recent allegations of racism involving college fraternities. She interviews University of Connecticut sociologist Matthew Hughey, Cal Poly student Leilani Hemmings-Pallay and Syracuse University law professor Greg Germain.
Heading To A Skilled Trade School? Forgoing A 4-Year Degree? Tell Us About It
There are lots of paths to a job that don't require four-year bachelor's degrees. Have you taken one? Are you about to?
Single Mothers Balance Care And Coursework; New High School Rankings
New research on measuring teacher prep programs and Starbucks' partnership with Arizona State University, all part of this week's education news roundup.
Worries That A Federal Student Loan Watchdog Will Be Defanged
The office of Students and Young Consumers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be folded into another office. Advocates are concerned about what that means for vulnerable borrowers.