Education

The Gap Between The Science On Kids And Reading, And How It Is Taught

3:57pm February 12, 2018

by Claudio Sanchez

Two-thirds of the nation's schoolchildren struggle with reading. Neuroscientist Mark Seidenberg says teachers need a better understanding of what science knows about how kids learn to read.

While Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has in some ways made little progress on her signature issue — school choice — she spent much of her 12 months in office undoing work that she and many conservatives viewed as overreach by the Obama administration

DeVos At The One-Year Mark; Black Lives Matter In Schools; Zero Tolerance

3:44pm February 10, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

The education secretary has had success in rolling back Obama-era regulations, but she has made less progress on school choice. That, and other education news in our weekly roundup.

Graduate Students At Columbia Try To Bargain As A Union

8:02am February 10, 2018

A year after graduate students at Columbia University formed a union, the administration refuses to bargain with them. Julie Kushner of the United Auto Workers talks with NPR's Scott Simon.

Education

Class Size Mega Bill Passes North Carolina Senate, Heads To House Floor

4:20pm February 09, 2018

by Keri Brown

Republican legislation to phase in North Carolina's upcoming class-size mandate has passed one General Assembly chamber.

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Class Size Proposal Creates Hard Choices For Democrats

8:09am February 09, 2018

by Keri Brown

North Carolina Republicans have offered wide-ranging legislation that fixes anticipated class-size challenges in the public schools next fall.

A paddy field sits on the outskirts of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, the only country that even comes close to delivering the good life in a sustainable way.

If We Bring The Good Life To All, Will We Destroy The Planet?

4:53pm February 07, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

A new study offers an intriguing way to calculate the answer.

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Education Series Looks At Racial Equity In North Carolina Public Schools

5:00am February 07, 2018

by Keri Brown

A new documentary explores racial equity within North Carolina public schools through the eyes and lives of four of the state's black leaders.

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What The Screen Time Experts Do With Their Own Kids

1:30pm February 06, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Many of these experts are also parents, and their work informs their approach to making rules with their kids about phones, TV and other media.

Screen Addiction Among Teens: Is There Such A Thing?

4:52pm February 05, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

The psychiatric profession is still divided, but there are treatment programs, apps and a new public campaign to address media overuse.

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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN SLAVERY?

Why Schools Fail To Teach Slavery's 'Hard History'

6:00am February 04, 2018

by Cory Turner

A new report says too many students don't know the basics of American slavery and too many teachers feel ill-served by bad textbooks and timid state standards.