Education

There's a real lack of math learning in pre-K. In one study, in fact, just 58 seconds out of a full preschool day was spent on math activities.

Why Math Might Be The Secret To School Success

2:01pm December 11, 2014

by Anya Kamenetz

A new study is focusing on what works best to prepare kids for school. Math may be what really counts, say researchers; one of them describes it as "a lever to improve outcomes for kids longer term."

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On Mondays, Monica Shah is the DJ for a fitness class in Washington, D.C.

From Grading Tests To Mixing Beats

9:50am December 11, 2014

by Elissa Nadworny

Monica Shah's middle school students in the nation's capital don't call her "Ms. Shah," but "DJ Shah."

Fallout From 'Rolling Stone' Story Changes Conversation At UVA

10:49am December 09, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

Now that the accuracy of the article about sexual assaults at the school is being called into question, the conversation is changing and activists hope the attention will stay on sexual assault.

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Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan

Q&A: J Is For Jihad

8:21am December 09, 2014

by Anya Kamenetz

A new book argues that education aid, when done badly, can bring the opposite of peace.

America's Highest-Paid Private-University President Made $7.1 Million In 2012

7:16pm December 08, 2014

by Sam Sanders

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson's 2012 compensation was mostly the payout of a retention package, but she still would have made close to a million without it.

End Fraternities' Suspension, UVA Urged Amid 'Rolling Stone' Fallout

3:00pm December 08, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The call by national organizations representing fraternities and sororities comes after the magazine acknowledged "discrepancies" in its story on gang rape. The story had prompted the suspensions.

Examples of a family drawing assessment: A drawing from a child scored with minimal indicators of family dysfunction (top), and one from a child scored with elevated levels of family dysfunction (bottom).

Kids' Drawings Speak Volumes About Home

12:10pm December 08, 2014

by Will Huntsberry

A first-grader's quick doodle can tell researchers plenty about what's happening — or not happening — at home.

'Rolling Stone' Walks Back On Sexual Assault Story At UVA

6:30pm December 05, 2014

A Rolling Stone magazine story about a frat house gang rape rocked the academic world and sparked serious discussion about sexual assault is now being walked back. We hear reaction from the campus.

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Leza One paints a mural on a wall of Jose de Diego Middle School in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood. It's a project that coincides with the citywide Art Basel fair.

A Miami School Goes From Blank Canvas To Mural-Covered

1:07pm December 05, 2014

by Greg Allen

Jose de Diego Middle School has large expanses of facade that are almost begging for decoration. To raise funds for arts education at the school, artists are helping transform its walls with paint.

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Samples of carrots cooked three ways are placed on a table for the kids at Walker-Jones Educational Campus, in Washington, D.C., to sample after they have finished lunch. The crowd favorite will later end up on the school lunch menu.

Of Carrots And Kids: Healthy School Lunches That Don't Get Tossed

10:50am December 05, 2014

by Dan Charles

You can lead children to vegetables, but can you make them eat? In one school lunch program, kids will tell you upfront what they think of your veggies — and what you should do with them.

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