Young Adults With Autism More Likely To Be Unemployed, Isolated
More than half of young people with autism have neither a job nor educational plans in the first two years after high school, a study finds.
Education
What Can #NOLASCHOOLS Teach Us?
Michel Martin is hosting a conversation about education in New Orleans, 10 years after Hurricane Katrina sparked a transformation of public schools there. Add your voice at #NOLASCHOOLS.
Universities Target MBA Programs Toward Professional Athletes
Pro football players can earn tens of millions of dollars in a career. Some schools are now catering to current and former athletes to show them how best to manage their money after they stop playing.
On The High School Diploma: A 'Bilingual' Stamp Of Approval?
Indiana may soon allow high school students to graduate with a 'seal of biliteracy.' Eight other states already do.
Senators Try To Revise No Child Left Behind — A Few Years Behind
Tuesday, senators begin working out the details of a bipartisan update to the No Child Left Behind education law. The proposed revision would give states more control over school accountability.
Photos: From Grace Jones To Toni Morrison, Little Girl Dresses Up Like Black Heroines
Many African-American parents try to extend black history lessons beyond February. One family has turned an experimental photo shoot into an effort to bring this history to life for their daughter.
Falling Through The Cracks: Young Lives Adrift In New Orleans
Among U.S. cities, New Orleans has the third-highest rate of young people who are neither in school nor working. Craig Adams Jr. is trying not to be one of them.
New York Teen Gets Accepted To All Ivy League Schools
High school senior Harold Ekeh plans to go to college. He applied to 13 schools — including 8 Ivy League schools. He got into all of them. His family moved to the U.S. from Nigeria when he was eight.
See Priya Cook: Gender Bias Pervades Textbooks Worldwide
In almost every corner of the world, women are either completely written out of school books, or they're portrayed in stereotypical, subservient roles, a report says. What will it take to fix this?
LA Schools To Apple: You Owe Us
The Los Angeles Unified School District wants Apple to pay up for poorly performing software on its iPads.