Education

Reading, Writing And Fracking? What The Oil Industry Teaches Oklahoma Students

12:30pm July 11, 2017

by Joe Wertz

Oklahoma's oil industry is spending millions on science lessons for public schools. But environmentalists say omitting climate change leaves students unprepared.

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My Son Is In Special Education And I Want Him To Be Challenged

11:16am July 11, 2017

by Margaret Gilmour

Seeing his potential, one mother wonders why her child isn't held to higher standards at school, despite his learning disability.

Study: Holding Kids Back A Grade Doesn't Necessarily Hold Them Back

11:45am July 10, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Grade retention has mixed results for school performance, a large study of students in Florida shows.

19 Attorneys General Sue DeVos Over Delay Of Borrower Defense Rule

6:07pm July 08, 2017

Eighteen states and D.C. have sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend borrow defense rules. Michel Martin talks with D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine about the lawsuit.

Kids Struggling With Addiction Need School, Too, But There Are Few Options

2:51pm July 08, 2017

by Rachel Morello

An estimated 1.3 million teens struggle with substance use disorders. For teenagers in Wisconsin, there is only one high school that treats students' addiction while they earn a diploma.

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill June 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C. DeVos testified on the fiscal year 2018 budget request for the Education Department.

Why 18 States Are Suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

9:25am July 08, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Plus other education news: College enrollment is on the decline, school district leaders take a stand against the Senate health care bill, and interest rates on student loans are going up.

Q Daily, 11, said he'd prefer not to grow up. But he is now on the cusp of middle school, adolescence and facing his changing body. And for a transgender child, this time of life is particularly complex.

A Transgender Child Faces Growing Up

7:27am July 08, 2017

by Yasmeen Khan

We first met Q Daily two years ago. Now he's 11, just finished fifth grade, and as a transgender child, is facing big questions not only about his body, but also about his role in the world.

Aweofeso Adebola (in white shirt) and Ifeoluwa Ayomide (in cap) pose with some of their students. Zachariah Ibrahim, who dreams of being a pilot, stands behind the girl in the green hijab. Fatima Alidarunge, who wants to be a soldier to fight Boko Haram,

They Quit Their Office Jobs To Teach Kids In A Camp For Displaced People

11:47am July 07, 2017

by Linus Unah

It started when a 20-something government worker in Nigeria visited a camp. And met the kids. And saw that they weren't getting much of an education.

Waymann Washington, a 59-year-old prisoner at the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield, Ohio, was sentenced in 2012 for drug trafficking and is currently earning an associates degree paid for through a federal Pell grant.

Earning A 2-Year Degree While Serving A 6-Year Sentence

10:34am July 07, 2017

by Lydia Emmanouilidou

An Obama-era program, which lets prisoners use Pell grants for college, is wrapping up its first year. So far, there's no indication whether the Trump administration will continue it past expiration.

Physics For Toddlers

3:58pm July 06, 2017

by Lynn Neary

There's a dearth of books about science and math for young children. As part of our series on kids' media we take a look at some books that introduce rocket science and physics to toddlers and babies.

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