Education

Nationwide, Teachers Supplement School Supplies With Their Salaries

6:35pm July 30, 2017

NPR's Noel King interviews Teresa Danks, a third-grade teacher who begged for school supply money on the side of the road to bring attention to the lack of resources facing educators.

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Malala cuts a birthday cake in the shape of a book at a restaurant in Dohuk. The youngest Nobel laureate turned 20 on July 12 in Dohuk, five years after she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan.

For Malala, Now 20, Birthdays Are Best Spent With Girls Who Dream Big

7:50am July 30, 2017

by Jane Arraf

The world's youngest Nobel laureate spent her 20th birthday this month with displaced Yazidi girls in northern Iraq. She spends each birthday with girls who are struggling to get an education.

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Climate change Earth, boiling pot of water

The Ongoing Battle Between Science Teachers And Fake News

10:04am July 28, 2017

by Avi Wolfman-Arent

In a world of fake news and junk science, how do science teachers help their students distinguish fact from fiction?

Pittsburgh Summer Camp Introduces Refugees To U.S. Culture

4:35pm July 27, 2017

by Virginia A. Young

Many refugee students are new to American customs and pastimes - including summer camp. Now, a non-profit in Pittsburgh is offering them free summer camp as an introduction to American culture.

Crowds Gather In New York To Watch Election Results From Across The Country

How To Keep Friends And Influence Yourself

3:44pm July 27, 2017

What do you believe strongly? What, if anything, could change your mind about it?

From Skyhook To STEM: Kareem Abdul Jabbar Brings The Science

6:07am July 27, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

The NBA's all-time leading scorer talks about the importance of STEM and his education foundation, and its support for a science camp for public school children in Los Angeles.

Teacher fighting her way to the top of a mountain of school chairs.

Teachers With Student Debt: These Are Their Stories

9:40am July 26, 2017

If you're a teacher, you have one of the lowest-paid professional jobs in the U.S. Most require a four-year degree, which can require tens of thousands of dollars in loans that some struggle to repay.

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'LA Times' Investigates The Double Life Of A Med School Dean

5:11am July 26, 2017

Marc Duvoisin of the Los Angeles Times talks with Steve Inskeep about an investigation into a former medical school dean at the University of Southern California who led a drug-fueled double life.

Education

With An Eye On Healing, Campuses Try New Way Of Handling Campus Assault Cases

5:27pm July 25, 2017

by Tovia Smith

Interest is growing in a new approach to dealing with campus sexual assault. Called restorative justice, the process looks less like a trial and more like a therapeutic intervention.

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Education

College Tuition Grows At Slowest Pace In Decades

4:30pm July 25, 2017

Here's welcome news to anyone planning to attend college soon — or their parents: tuition is growing at the slowest pace in decades. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Josh Mitchell of the Wall Street Journal has been reporting on this trend.

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