Education

On May 24, George Mwinnyaa graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor's degree in public health.

My Improbable Graduation: From A Tiny Village In Ghana To Johns Hopkins

1:05pm June 03, 2017

by George Mwinnyaa

George Mwinnyaa didn't get high enough scores for admission in his homeland. So he put his dreams on hold. Here's how he came to earn his diploma at Johns Hopkins University.

Sen. Warren Launches 'DeVos Watch'; Principal Fired For Nazi Insignia

6:00am June 03, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Free college in Boston, and more news of the week, including the return of the IRS tool to help manage student loans.

Pregnant Student Barred From Graduation At Md. Christian School

8:07am June 02, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Pro-life groups say the decision by the Heritage Academy, a private Christian school in Maryland, could mean other pregnant girls may choose abortion over public humiliation.

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So-called 'trauma-aware yoga' has mind and body benefits

The Role Of Yoga In Healing Trauma

6:00am June 02, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

So-called 'trauma-aware yoga' has mind and body benefits, says Georgetown research.

The pay gap between teachers and school administrators is significant. Which means educators hoping to advance their career often leave the classroom behind.

Increasing Salaries So Teachers Don't Have To Become Principals

1:56pm June 01, 2017

by Lee Hale

Teachers across the country are choosing to leave the classroom for better pay as school administrators, where they can sometimes double their salaries.

Spelling Finals Promise To Bee Exciting

5:04am June 01, 2017

The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are Thursday: the day when adults feel bad because they can't spell some of the words that kids can.

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Students with special needs are being left behind.

English Learners Were Hurt The Most When Texas Limited Special Education

4:41pm May 31, 2017

by Laura Isensee

Texas has the lowest rate of children in special education in the country. A closer look at the numbers shows that English language learners are missing out the most.

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13 Reasons Why Not: Michigan Teens Talk Honestly About Suicide

8:21pm May 30, 2017

by Valencia White

The popular Netflix show 13 Reasons Why is about a teen who commits suicide. Youth Radio brings us the story of one Michigan high school's project called 13 Reasons Why Not. It features 13 stories of students overcoming their struggles.

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New Orleans Charter School Creates 'Trauma Informed' Discipline Model

5:14pm May 30, 2017

by Mallory Falk

Many students at Crocker College Prep, an elementary charter school in New Orleans, suffer from trauma. The school has changed it's discipline model from "no excuses" to "trauma informed" because the old way of doing things wasn't working in a place where children suffer from PTSD at three times the rate of children nationally.

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College Access Index Shows Shrinking Levels Of Economic Diversity

5:14pm May 30, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with New York Times columnist David Leonhardt about how this year's college access index shows that economic diversity is shrinking at American colleges.