Education

Protesters march on the UCLA campus Monday in Los Angeles, demanding solutions to gender pay inequity and higher wages. It was the first of three days of walkouts by service workers at University of California campuses.

After 3-Day Strike, University Of California's Service Workers Vow To Keep Fighting

7:56pm May 09, 2018

by Kirk Siegler

Members of the system's biggest union are demanding the "respect of fair wages and fair treatment." They're set to return to work Thursday, hoping their protest had an impact.

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Education

Winston-Salem Cancels Classes As Teachers Join List Of Statehouse Protestors

5:12pm May 09, 2018

by Associated Press and Sean Bueter

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools has joined a growing group of districts cancelling classes on May 16th.

Students with special needs are being left behind.

Why So Many Gifted Yet Struggling Students Are Hidden In Plain Sight

9:29am May 09, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

"Twice-exceptional," or 2E students, find that one of their sides sometimes masks the other. Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman says there are a lot more of them than you might think.

Hundreds of people wrote to NPR about teachers they know who go above and beyond their job titles.

More Than Just A Job: Stories Of Teachers Who Deserve An A+

11:22am May 08, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

For many teachers, working with students is more than a full-time job. Here are three educators coming up with innovative solutions to the classroom challenges they face.

University Of California Employees Go On Strike Demanding Pay Increases

8:07pm May 07, 2018

by Vanessa Rancano

Thousands of University of California employees went on strike Monday to start the first of a three-day protest. Their primary demand: pay increases.

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Guilford County Schools Joins List of Teacher Walkouts May 16

4:08pm May 07, 2018

by Associated Press and Sean Bueter

Guilford County Schools has announced that enough teachers plan on joining a statewide teacher walkout that classes will be cancelled on May 16.

Students Walk Out To Support Gun Rights

8:28am May 06, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Will Riley, a senior at Carlsbad High School in New Mexico. Riley organized a national school walkout for gun rights this past Wednesday.

Teachers Press DeVos; Questions About Koch Brothers' Gifts To Universities

2:40pm May 05, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Plus an education-related settlement in the Philadelphia Starbucks controversy, in our weekly education roundup.

Teaching diagrams line the walls of the riding arena at Midway University.

On Derby Day, Visiting A College Where You Can Major In Horses

8:22am May 05, 2018

by Noah Adams

Midway University in Kentucky trains students in equine management, and the campus is surrounded by barns and paddocks.

Arizona Teachers Head Back To School Without All Their Issues Addressed

5:48pm May 04, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

Arizona teachers headed back to school Friday after a six-day walkout. On Thursday, the governor signed a new education funding bill. Walkouts across the country have started a national conversation about teacher pay.

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