Education

Dekle First Female President At An Iraqi University

5:06am October 02, 2013

Dawn Dekle has made a career out of running schools in conflict zones. She is the newest president of the American University of Iraq. Previously, she was provost of the American University of Afghanistan. Renee Montagne talks to Dekle about her unique work.

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Diane Ravitch critiques attempts to replace teachers with technology.

Diane Ravitch Rebukes Education Activists' 'Reign Of Error'

8:11am September 27, 2013

by NPR Staff

Former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch spent years advocating for an overhaul of the American education system. Now she criticizes changes that she used to support, like charter schools and school choice. She explains her reasoning in Reign of Error, her new book on the pitfalls of privatizing education.

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College Board 'Concerned' About Low SAT Scores

7:19pm September 26, 2013

by Claudio Sanchez

Roughly 6 in 10 college-bound high school students who took the SAT in 2013 performed poorly. The sponsor of the test wants to work with schools to help students do better, but some say the group is really concerned with trying to keep the test relevant.

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The Common Core Standards establish academic expectations across states in math and English language arts.

In Push For 'Common' Standards, Many Parents Left Uneducated

2:51pm September 23, 2013

by Claudio Sanchez

The Common Core initiative would standardize academic goals nationwide. Forty-five states have signed on, but lawmakers in some states are rethinking their support. While both sides are stepping up their messaging, a poll out this month shows 62 percent of Americans have never heard of Common Core.

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Fourth year Tulane medical school student Neha Solanki (far right) preps a Greek frittata during a class at Johnson & Wales.

Just What The Doctor Ordered: Med Students Team With Chefs

9:26am September 19, 2013

by Kristin Gourlay

Tulane medical students are trading in their scrubs for chefs whites. They've teamed up with culinary students at Johnson & Wales University as part of an innovative new program designed to teach both groups how good nutrition can help stave off lifestyle diseases.

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Judy Bonner, the University of Alabama's new president, when the school's championship football team visited the White House on April 19, 2012.

University Of Alabama Moves To Integrate Greek System

8:48pm September 18, 2013

by Kathy Lohr

White sorority members told the school's student newspaper they wanted to recruit at least two black candidates, but their names were removed before members could vote on them. University President Judy Bonner has ordered sororities to use an open bidding process, which allows them to add new members at any time.

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Should It Take 2 Or 3 Years To Earn A Law Degree?

4:49am September 18, 2013

by Tovia Smith

President Obama, a Harvard Law grad and former law professor, has suggested that students can learn all they need to take the bar exam in two years. That would save them tens of thousands of dollars. But it would also cost law schools millions of dollars in tuition revenue.

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Security experts say the U.S. is ill-prepared to respond to cyberthreats. A new high school curriculum in Alabama aims to attract more young people to the field.

Army Looks To Schools To Find The Next Cyberwarriors

6:50pm September 11, 2013

by Dan Carsen

Security experts say the U.S. has a dearth of professionals qualified to take on cyberthreats like attacks on power grids or defense systems. A school district in Alabama and the U.S. Army Cyber Command have teamed up to help prepare a new generation for cyberwarfare careers.

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Lila Hillman is starting her first year as principal at Milwaukee Parkside School for the Arts in Wisconsin. Nearly one-fifth of the city's public schools have new principals this year.

School Districts Struggle To Get Principals To Stay Put

12:06pm September 11, 2013

by Erin Toner

As the school year begins, many principals are leading their schools for the first time. Keeping principals is a problem in many schools, and high-poverty, urban districts often have particularly high rates of turnover. Some experts say that revolving door can hurt student achievement.

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Education

Getting College Credit For What You Already Know

7:54am September 11, 2013

The University of Wisconsin System will soon offer a new option for working adults who want to complete their bachelor's degree. Under the Flexible Option, students can earn credits and a degree, by proving they've mastered competencies. The Flex Option is aimed at helping more than 700,000 residents who have college credit but no degree, and adults who don't have time to attend classes.

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