Education

Trump's Single Line About Education; A New Study On Sexual Assault On Campus

2:56pm February 03, 2018

The president devoted just 19 words to education in his speech, calling for "great vocational schools." Here's some context on what that might mean and other education news from the week.

According to a recent NPR/Marist poll, 30 percent of Americans do something else for pay in addition to their full-time jobs.

When A Full-Time Job Isn't Enough To Make It

4:29pm February 02, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

An NPR/Marist poll finds that 30 percent of Americans do something else for pay in addition to their full-time jobs. But those extended workdays can mean giving up an important social support system.

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Evelyn and Jim Piazza's son Timothy died on Feb. 4, 2017 because of injuries he suffered during fraternity hazing rituals at Penn State.

Penn State Fraternity Death Brings New Attention To Hazing

4:29pm February 02, 2018

by Jeff Brady

One year after a Penn State sophomore died from injuries he suffered during a fraternity hazing, the university has put strict new rules in place.

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Marie Curie holds her daughter, Irene, for a photo in 1904 with husband Pierre in the garden of the Sevres Office of Weights and Measures in Sevres, France.

'Leaky Pipelines': Plug The Holes Or Change The System?

1:57pm February 02, 2018

by Patricia Fara

There are many reasons women leave careers. It's not fair to assume they have not met the mark; some are making positive choices for more impactful, and varied, lives, says 13.7 guest Patricia Fara.

With Thousands Of Homeless Students, This District Put Help Right In Its Schools

9:48am February 02, 2018

by Bill Zeeble

The Dallas school district estimates it has 3,600 homeless students and help for them is now nearby. Nearly every high school has a resource center for students with food, clothes and counseling.

Documentary Chronicles The Story Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities

12:09pm February 01, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

A documentary screening in Winston-Salem this weekend examines historically black colleges and universities.

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Barbara J. King asks: What benefits might students find in slow-teaching?

Would College Students Retain More If Professors Dialed Back The Pace?

11:02am February 01, 2018

by Barbara J. King

Why do we forget so much of what we read? Anthropologist Barbara J. King suggests that the answer might point toward benefits of a slower pace of teaching in the college classroom.

Student Journalists Launch Website After They Say School Censored Their Paper

7:26am February 01, 2018

by Steve Inskeep

Two Utah high school journalists take matters into their own hands when their school removed a story from the school paper's website. The students started digging into the story in November.

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Ballou High School, in Washington, D.C.'s Southeast quadrant, is located in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods and has struggled academically for years. An investigation by WAMU and NPR has found that the school's administration graduated dozens of s

In D.C., 34 Percent Of Graduates Received A Diploma Against District Policy

4:22pm January 30, 2018

by Kate McGee

Following the WAMU/NPR investigation into policy violations at Ballou High School, a new report shows that across the District, such violations were found in 937 of 2,758 graduating students' records.

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Do You Know A Teacher Who Has Gone The Extra Mile — Or Beyond?

11:06am January 30, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

Tell us about a teacher you know who has gone beyond the classroom call of duty.