Learning To Spot Fake News: Start With A Gut Check
A new approach seeks to equip university students with the tools of fact-checkers.
Education
Harvard At 200: Justices Look Back On Their Law School Days — And Beyond
One out of six U.S. Supreme Court justices attended Harvard Law. As the school celebrates its 200th anniversary, six of those justices attended a panel where they remembered their time as students.
Italy Takes Aim At Fake News With New Curriculum For High School Students
Italy added a new item to schools' curriculum: recognizing fake news. With help from leading digital companies, the government hopes to train students to differentiate between fake and real stories.
Alexa, Are You Safe For My Kids?
Talking to a device that talks back can be entertaining and educational for children. But psychologists say children can develop relationships with these devices that can be different than adults.
Is The F-Word Ever OK In The Classroom?
A new high school in Washington, D.C., brings a radical approach to discipline — including allowing cursing by students. Should that behavior be tolerated? Or punished?
'Hidden No More': Encouraging Girls To Pursue STEM
NPR's Melissa Block talks to Yefon Mbangsi, a chemical engineer in Cameroon, about coming to the U.S. to participate in a State Department program inspired by the film Hidden Figures.
Learning How Bullying Happens In Order To Prevent It
A new national survey asked students about how they experience bullying in order to help educators try to stop it.
When The State Sinks, Science Is The Anchor
As history has shown, political and ideological repression passes — but scientific knowledge remains, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.
2 Years After 'Opt Out,' Are Students Taking Fewer Tests?
What has changed — and what hasn't — since President Obama called for a new approach amid a national debate over how much time students spend preparing for, and taking, standardized tests.