Education

Travis and Sadiye Rieder play with Sinem in their home. They've agreed that if they want more children, they'll adopt.

Should We Be Having Kids In The Age Of Climate Change?

5:27pm August 18, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

For some climate activists, the personal decision to have a child is also fraught with moral consequences: the negative impact on the environment, and on the quality of life for those children.

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The Arbutus Middle School Kinetic Club rests during the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore. The students created and raced a foot-powered sculpture in a 15-mile race across downtown Baltimore on May 7.

The Amazing Pedal-Powered Brain Race: The Finish Line

9:08am August 18, 2016

These middle schoolers built a 200-pound human brain on wheels. Will it survive the eight-hour race through the streets of Baltimore?

Education

As College Costs Soar, Critics Question Open Curriculum Courses

7:56am August 18, 2016

by Kirk Carapezza

College students heading back to campus may find some obscure course offerings such as: Zombies in Popular Media. Some argue every class has its merit; others worry they are a waste of time and money.

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Wilkinsburg High School's class of 2016, its last graduating class after over a century in operation.

Episode 13: Struggling School, Or Sanctuary?

5:08pm August 17, 2016

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

Black kids are disproportionately affected by school closures. Shereen Marisol Meraji reports on what it's like when a predominantly black neighborhood loses its only public high school.

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Abigail Morris (seated left) and Claire Doll paint the bottom of the brain sculpture as other students help with painting.

Building The Pedal-Powered Brain: Countdown To Race Day

11:07am August 17, 2016

These middle schoolers have been working after school for six months building their giant human-powered brain sculpture. Will their ideas hold up or come crashing down?

On A Mission To Race The Middle School Brain

12:55pm August 16, 2016

How do you pedal a 200-pound pink brain — made of rubber, foam and steel — up 45-degree hills, through thick mud and water without breaking? These middle schoolers have eight months to figure it out.

Lumbaram reads aloud to Durga from a philosophy book. Since he started his effort to rescue her from her marriage, the two have grown close.

A Father Vows To Save His Daughter From A Marriage He Forced Her Into

10:59am August 16, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

He married her off at age 15 to a man in his 40s with a reputation as a heavy drinker. In his quest to undo the deed, he has started a revolution in his Northern India village.

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Native American college student sitting at desk staring at all the obstacles on her way to graduating.

Helping College-Bound Native Americans Beat The Odds

11:37am August 15, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

Only about half of Native American students graduate from high school, and few go on to college. One program has worked 17 years to change that.

Want To Address Teachers' Biases? First, Talk About Race

6:25pm August 12, 2016

by Peter Balonon-Rosen

One teacher in Indiana leads conversions with her fellow teachers and students about race and bias. She's never thought it was more important than she does now.

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L Is For Learning: A New Book On Proven Approaches And How Teachers Can Use Them

6:16pm August 12, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

We talk with the author of The ABCs of How We Learn. It's based on a popular Stanford course.