Education

Education

Scholar Initiative Supports College-Bound Former Prisoners

5:18pm January 16, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Danny Murillo and Steven Czifra, former Pelican Bay prisoners who started the Underground Scholars Initiative, a program to help counsel former prisoners going to college.

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How The Systemic Segregation Of Schools Is Maintained By 'Individual Choices'

1:59pm January 16, 2017

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says school segregation will continue to exist in America "as long as individual parents continue to make choices that only benefit their own children."

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In New Role, Foxx Targets Education Department, Seeks More Charters And Vouchers

1:36pm January 16, 2017

by Keri Brown

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx prides herself both on her conservative values and her work ethic.

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Stephanie Johnson works with a student at the Renaissance Academy, a charter school in Lehi, Utah.

Maybe Teaching Special Ed Doesn't Have To Be So Hard

11:47am January 15, 2017

by Lee Hale

Ask any special ed teacher and they will probably tell you that paperwork is the bane of their jobs. These three teachers at Renaissance Academy in Utah have figured out how to keep it under control.

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Standards in education are often not a balanced way of looking at student performance.

5 Big Ideas In Education That Don't Work

8:56am January 14, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Some of the most popular ideas in education aren't necessarily the best fixes.

Young girl watches Obama speak in a video.

Obama's Impact On America's Schools

3:50pm January 13, 2017

After eight years in office, his list of accomplishments is as long as it is controversial.

Activists Fear Reversal Of Strict Rules On Campus Sexual Assault

6:22pm January 12, 2017

by Tovia Smith

Survivors of campus sexual assault and their allies are imploring President-elect Trump's nominee for education secretary to continue cracking down on schools who don't take the issue seriously.

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Georgia State says it has saved students $12 million in tuition because they're graduating faster, thanks to its new high-tech advising system.

School Graduation Rates Are Deceiving. Here Are 7 Things That Would Help

1:44pm January 12, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

High school graduation rates are improving, but an investigation into the numbers shows some of that is due to quick fixes. Policy experts respond with their suggestions for real progress.

A case before the Supreme Court questions what public schools' responsibilities are to students with disabilities.

Supreme Court Considers How Schools Support Students With Disabilities

6:26pm January 11, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

A Colorado case is a test of what public schools must do in designing an individual education plan for children with disabilities.

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Teachers use data to track and help students succeed.

The Higher Ed Learning Revolution: Tracking Each Student's Every Move

6:23am January 11, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

More colleges and universities are exploring how to better use the trove of data they're collecting on their students to improve teaching and learning.