Education

Kent Scott, a teacher from Tecumseh, Okla., holds a protest sign Monday at the state capitol in Oklahoma City. Thousands of teachers and supporters have rallied this week for more money for education.

Oklahoma's Teachers Continue Walkout As Lawmakers Vote On Giving Them More Money

7:34pm April 05, 2018

by Jacob Pinter

Teachers promise they're "not leaving" the capitol building until they secure more money for the schools. But it's not clear if they will be satisfied by bills up for a vote Friday.

College Waitlists Often Waste Would-Be Students' Time

6:15pm April 05, 2018

College waitlists are growing. For many students, they offer hope of admission. That's not always the case.

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People gather outside the Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Building in Washington D.C., during a sit-in at Howard University last week. By Thursday the students were entering their second week of protest and say they won't move until they are satisfied.

One Week And Counting: Howard University Student Protesters Still Aren't Budging

4:11pm April 05, 2018

by Amy Held

It has become the longest protest ever at the historically black university and still the school's president has ignored calls to resign following a financial aid scandal.

Students work in an elementary school classroom in North Carolina.

Disparities Persist In School Discipline, Says Government Watchdog

5:49pm April 04, 2018

Black students, boys, and students with disabilities are disproportionately disciplined in K-12 schools across the country, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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America Observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Who Is Continuing Martin Luther King's Fight Against Poverty?

4:37pm April 04, 2018

"… it is a cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps."

Professors Are Targets In Online Culture Wars; Some Fight Back

1:59pm April 04, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Across the country, in the past year and a half, at least 250 university professors have been targeted in cyber harassment campaigns because of their research, teaching or social media posts.

A new study from Temple University and the Wisconsin HOPE Lab found more than a third of college students can't always afford to eat or have stable housing.

Hunger And Homelessness Are Widespread Among College Students, Study Finds

8:48pm April 03, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

More than a third of them don't have enough to eat and a similar number lack stable housing, according to a survey published Tuesday by researchers at Temple University and the Wisconsin HOPE Lab.

A general view of the makeshift memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on March 14, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / RHONA WISE (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images)

Parkland Students Return To School Skeptical Of Clear Backpacks

5:30pm April 03, 2018

by Alexis Diao

High school students in Parkland, Fla., are questioning requirements to carry clear plastic backpacks as a safety precaution following the shooting deaths of 17 people on campus.

Caleb Torres, a senior at George Washington University, says he ran out of grocery money his freshmen year, so he began skipping meals.

Food, Housing Insecurity May Be Keeping College Students From Graduating

4:21pm April 03, 2018

by Laurel Dalrymple

A new survey finds that many students at universities and community colleges are struggling to pay for basic needs — and that's hampering their ability to learn and complete their degrees.

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How A Teacher In France Is Trying To Help Her Students Spot Fake News

4:21pm April 03, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

France has a fake news problem. Eighty percent of French people can't tell a real news story from a fake one. Since 2016, one teacher has taken on the task of showing high school students how easily they're duped and teach them ways to determine true from false.