What Decades Of Covering School Shootings Has Taught Me
Each horrific school shooting offers painful lessons but few, if any, answers.
Education
Trump Backs Arming Teachers During Emotional White House Listening Session
A week after 17 people were killed at a Parkland, Fla., high school, President Trump hosted survivors, parents and teachers from that and other recent school shooting tragedies.
Head Of D.C.'s Schools Resigns After Personal Scandal And Amid District Tumult
The D.C. public school chancellor resigned amid ongoing graduation issues and under pressure after news emerged that he had improperly transferred his child from one highly desired school to another.
Kentucky Moves To Add Guns To Schools After School Shooting
The Kentucky legislature is considering arming teachers and administrators in response to a school shooting there Jan. 23.
After Florida Shooting, Students Are Lobbying For New Gun Regulations
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are headed to Tallahassee to lobby state lawmakers to pass new gun regulations. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Steve Bousquet of the Tampa Bay Times about the state of play and Gov. Rick Scott's relationship with the NRA.
The Columbine Generation
Survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, are dedicated to making sure it's the last.
Memoirist Retraces Her Journey From Survivalist Childhood To Cambridge Ph.D.
Growing up, Tara Westover had no birth certificate, never saw a doctor and didn't go to school. She writes about her awkward transition into the mainstream in Educated: A Memoir.
How Do You Teach Slavery?
Americans' knowledge of slavery is varied, and often inaccurate.
'Tell Them We Are Rising' Tackles Impact Of Historically Black Colleges
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Stanley Nelson, who showcases the history of black colleges and universities in a new documentary Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities.
Navajo President: Go To College, Then Bring That Knowledge Home
Half of Native Americans say college was never part of the conversation growing up. Their graduation rates are far below the national average. Navajo leaders say those who go to college don't return.