Education

Betsy DeVos Launches Reform Effort On Campus Sexual Assault Policy

5:36pm September 26, 2017

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has kicked off an effort to reform how the federal government advises colleges and universities about handling sexual misconduct. Critics are worried the process will roll back protections for victims of sexual assault, but feminist Harvard Law Professor Janet Halley says reform is necessary.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in an address at the Georgetown University Law Center: "Freedom of thought and speech on the American campus are under attack."

Sessions Defends Campus Free Speech And Trump's Criticism Of NFL Player Protests

5:28pm September 26, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Sessions said the government can't tell you what to think or say, but NFL players shouldn't denigrate national symbols.

Sessions Condemns 'Political Correctness' On College Campuses

4:30pm September 26, 2017

by Ryan Lucas

Attorney General Jeff Sessions condemned what he derided as political correctness gone wild on university campuses across the U.S., but especially the University of California, Berkeley. Protestors have taken to shouting down speakers and even shutting down campuses, in some cases, over controversial topics.

4 College Basketball Coaches, Adidas Executive, Charged In Bribery Case

4:30pm September 26, 2017

The Department of Justice announced fraud and corruption charges for a scheme allegedly involving four college basketball coaches and the head of global sports marketing for Adidas, plus five other defendants. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Mike DeCourcy of Sporting News about the case.

Many states choose chronic absence to score their schools.

Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success

3:29pm September 26, 2017

by Elissa Nadworny

Under the new federal education law, states get a say in how they measure "student success or school quality." Many states plan to use chronic absence.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York today. The acting U.S. Attorney announced Federal criminal charges against ten people, including four college basketball coaches

4 College Basketball Coaches Arrested In Bribery Case; Adidas Exec Also Named

2:54pm September 26, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The case exposes the "dark underbelly of college basketball," Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim of the Southern District of New York said.

Pro-Trump Rally Attracts Anti-Trump Demonstrators In Berkeley, California

Pulling The Plug On Free Speech Week

2:34pm September 25, 2017

Attitudes about free speech are changing on college campuses across America.

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, recently returned from her "Girl Power Trip," where she visited women around the world and talked with them about education.

After Returning From Her 'Girl Power Trip,' Malala Continues Advocating For Education

10:18pm September 24, 2017

by Michel Martin

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient and activist for girls' education, shared the stories she heard from her recent trip visiting women around the world at the U.N. in New York.

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College students who are also parents have a tough time paying for things like child care.

New Data About Student Loan Borrowers; DeVos Changes Obama-era Guidance

11:08am September 23, 2017

by Carl Boisrond

The week in education, from student aid rules to HBCUs.

Teaching civics to students can help them be more engaged voters.

Can Teaching Civics Save Democracy?

12:50pm September 22, 2017

by Ariana Figueroa

Democracy thrives off an informed and active community, researchers say. The way to secure that future is integrating civics classes in k-12 education.