Education

School Nurses Can Be Mental Health 'Detectives' But They Need Help

8:50am September 03, 2016

by Kavitha Cardoza

School nurses play a critical role in identifying students with mental health disorders, but there aren't enough of them and they often don't have enough training.

6 Myths About Suicide That Every Educator And Parent Should Know

8:11pm September 02, 2016

by Kavitha Cardoza

One of the biggest myths? That children don't kill themselves. It's just not true. Children as young as 5 take their own lives every year.

Georgetown University Works To Amend Involvement In Slavery

8:02pm September 02, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Georgetown University President John DeGioia and Patricia Bayonne-Johnson, a descendant of two slaves sold in 1838. The school benefited from that sale.

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Georgetown To Offer An Edge In Admissions To Slaves' Descendants

7:42am September 02, 2016

The university is making amends for its past ties to slavery. Renee Montagne talks to Georgetown Professor Marcia Chatelain of the university's Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation.

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The Harriet Tubman School in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans has been closed for repairs since March 2015.

Americans Oppose School Closures, But Research Suggests They're Not A Bad Idea

6:51pm September 01, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

In a new poll, 84 percent of Americans say they'd rather a failing school be reorganized than shut down.

Georgetown University Takes Steps To Atone For Slave Ownership

4:28pm September 01, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Georgetown University is taking steps to atone for its ownership of slaves in the 1830s. Among other things, the elite school will make it easier for descendants of those slaves to gain admission.

College Graduates Weigh In On The Value Of Higher Education

4:28pm September 01, 2016

by Robert Siegel

A year ago we met nine students from Maryland who made three different choices about college: community, public and elite private. Today we talk with them again as they reflect on those decisions.

Patricia Bayonne-Johnson holds a photo of her great-grandparents and their son. The retired science teacher discovered that some of her ancestors were sold by the Jesuits of the Maryland Province in 1838, to pay off Georgetown University's massive debt.

Georgetown Will Offer An Edge In Admissions To Descendants Of Slaves

11:07am September 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

In 1838, 272 enslaved people were sold to fund the university. The school, grappling with that history, will give descendants of those slaves the same consideration as legacy students in admission.

School funding is highly dependent on property taxes in most districts.

New Federal Rules For Distributing School Money: An 'Unfunded Mandate'?

10:27pm August 31, 2016

by Cory Turner

New "supplement not supplant" rules, meant to balance spending between rich and poor schools, have critics gnashing their teeth.

Mental Health In Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions Of Students

11:12am August 31, 2016

An estimated 20 percent of children show signs or symptoms of a mental health problem. It's a destructive force in schools, but most educators don't have the training or resources to help.