Education

Sal Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, sits in the main room of his laboratory school in Silicon Valley.

From YouTube Pioneer Sal Khan, A School With Real Classrooms

2:14pm June 30, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

Sal Khan, a pioneer of online tutorials with his successful Khan Academy, has established a private brick-and-mortar laboratory school in Silicon Valley. He plans to share its lessons with educators.

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A teacher and two students play with blocks

What Good Preschool Looks Like: Snapshots From 4 States

3:53pm June 29, 2016

by Cory Turner

What separates good preschool from bad? A new report maps out some key answers by studying successful programs.

Teacher fighting her way to the top of a mountain of school chairs.

Looking For Change, Teachers Hit The Campaign Trail

5:25pm June 28, 2016

by Emily Wendler

This primary season Oklahoma educators are running for state office in record numbers. The nearly 40 teachers and principals say they're fed up with low funding, over-testing and teacher shortages.

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After 25 Years, What's Next For Charter Schools?

4:19pm June 28, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

Ted Kolderie, often called the "godfather" of the charter school movement, has a new book out. He says the lack of innovation in how teachers teach and students learn is stifling school reform.

Evelyn Sokpo (from left), 12; Sankay Diallo, 13; and Rita Swen, 13.

Girl Talk: What Teens Want Michelle Obama To Know About Liberia

6:16pm June 27, 2016

by Clair MacDougall

Some of them have never heard of her. But most of them want her to know: Make sure more Liberian girls can stay in school!

1 In 10 Cal State Students Is Homeless, Study Finds

8:01am June 26, 2016

New research from California State University suggests 1 in 10 students there are homeless and 1 in 5 are food insecure. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to George Parker, a once homeless student.

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Kansas Votes More Money For Public Schools To Avert Shutdown

10:25pm June 24, 2016

by Barbara Campbell

Legislators, pressured by the state Supreme Court, passed a $38 million package for the state's underfunded schools. Justices had threatened to close all public schools in Kansas after this month.

Attorney Bert Rein speaks to the media while standing with plaintiff Abigail Noel Fisher after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in her case in 2012 in Washington, D.C.

Education

Roundup: Reactions To This Week's Supreme Court Decision On Affirmative Action

3:40pm June 24, 2016

by Ericka Cruz Guevarra

The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to an affirmative action program at the University of Texas at Austin brought by a white woman who claimed she would have gotten in if she weren't white.

Should We Stop Telling Kids They're Smart?

12:07pm June 24, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Carol Dweck finds that the words adults use to describe kids' progress affects the children's belief in their own potential.

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Supreme Court Issues Orders On Immigration, Affirmative Action

8:05am June 24, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The high court deadlocked on one major issue but decided another — handing President Obama a setback on immigration but affirming a constitutional role for affirmative action in college admissions.

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