Education

How Social Studies Educators Approach The Holiday Named For Columbus

4:58pm October 09, 2017

Robert Siegel speaks with Lawrence Paska, executive director of the National Council for the Social Studies, on the changing currents around the teaching of Christopher Columbus.

A teacher greets students on the first day of elementary school in Mosul, where regular classes have started for the first time since ISIS took over the northern Iraqi city three years ago. Hundreds of schools were damaged or destroyed in the fighting to

After 3 Years Under ISIS, Mosul's Children Go Back To School

1:45pm October 09, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Children are returning to school after missing years of classes when ISIS controlled the city. Iraqi forces retook Mosul over the summer. "We want you to succeed," a principal tells schoolchildren.

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What's Changed In South Carolina Schools Since Violent Student Arrest

8:01am October 07, 2017

by Kat Chow

A video of a school resource officer throwing a student sparked a national debate about race, discipline and the role of law enforcement in schools. The incident prompted changes.

For Traumatized Children, An Offer Of Help From The Muppets

6:02am October 06, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Sesame Street in Communities aims to teach emotional coping skills to the youngest survivors of adversity, using characters familiar to millions.

Deadly Hazing Continues On College Campuses

5:11am October 06, 2017

Rachel Martin speaks to Caitlin Flanagan about her reporting for The Atlantic on why fraternity hazing continues to be so prolific on college campuses despite all the efforts to curb it.

2 Schools Reopen Their Doors In Puerto Rico

5:11am October 06, 2017

Schools across Puerto Rico are still largely closed since the storm hit. But two have opened as school leaders try to bring some normalcy to students' lives.

Zannah Mustapha and the students of the Future Prowess School he founded for children caught up in the Boko Haram conflict. This week he won a U.N. prize for his efforts.

His School For 540 Needy Kids Earns Him A U.N. Prize

3:18pm October 05, 2017

by Vicky Hallett

Nigerian lawyer Zannah Mustapha is honored this week for negotiating the release of girls captured by Boko Haram and starting a school for orphans and others affected by the violence.

How Teachers And Schools Can Help When Bad Stuff Happens

6:00am October 05, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Whether it's a hurricane, a mass shooting, racial and political violence or family trauma closer to home, teachers can be helpers. Here's our roundup of what you can do in these difficult situations.

Want Change In Education? Look Beyond The Usual Suspects (Like Finland)

11:11am October 04, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

New ideas for learning are found in the most unexpected places. Three new projects are helping them spread.

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Man Behind Record Scholarship Gift Inspires Recipients

5:27pm October 02, 2017

by David Ford

Three North Carolina universities have received gifts in excess of $140 million. About half is going to Wake Forest University to fund student scholarships.