In Congress, New Attention To Student-Privacy Fears
A House bill seeks to restrict what private companies can do with information collected on students.
Education
Fundraising Site For Teachers Illuminates Classroom Disparities
Since DonorsChoose.org launched in 2000, teachers have been able to crowdfund rather than use their own money to pay for supplies. A broader look at the site's data shows who needs what.
Police Suspend Investigation Of U.Va. Rape Claims Made In 'Rolling Stone'
The Charlottesville Police Department said it was unable to uncover evidence that corroborated a story about a University of Virginia student who said she was raped during a 2012 fraternity party.
Jurors Resume Deliberating Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Case
Twelve ex-educators are accused of changing students' test scores in a scandal dating back to 2009. Jurors have six months of evidence to go through, including testimony from more than 130 witnesses.
Fourth-Graders Get Rough Lesson In Politics
Melissa Block talks to Jim Cutting, a teacher at Lincoln Akerman School in New Hampshire, who led his fourth-graders' effort to turn a bill into a law, only to have it rejected right in front of them.
Virginia's Governor Orders Inquiry Into Black Student's Bloody Arrest
The case created an uproar after photos emerged showing a member of U.Va.'s Honor Committee bleeding as he lay on the sidewalk with a uniformed Alcoholic Beverage Control agent crouching over him.
Survey Ranks NC Teacher Pay Near The Bottom
A new survey shows that North Carolina teacher pay remains well below the national average. The survey was conducted before raises that were included in this year's budget.
Questions To Ask About Ed-Tech At Your Kids' School
America's schools are rocketing into the digital age. But parents are often in the dark as to how or, more importantly, why.
Common Core Means 3 Tests In 3 Years For Michigan Kids
As exams kick off for the controversial learning standards, both students and teachers are trying to cope with the stress — and the political one-upmanship.
News From The Charity Stripe
NCAA basketball fans often strive to rattle free throw shooters — but, for commentator Frank Deford, few efforts match Arizona State's Curtain of Distraction, which he sums up as: "shock and awful."