Education

3:19pm Nov 11, 2019

Education Education

Guilford County District Considers School Lunch Policy Change

by Associated Press

A North Carolina school system is considering a policy change that would prevent high school students from being denied a meal because they can't afford it.
12:05pm Nov 11, 2019

Education Education

Guilford County Schools Will Consider Appeals Process For Suspensions

by Neal Charnoff

The Guilford County school board is preparing to take a vote on a controversial change to the student suspension policy.
6:50pm Nov 10, 2019

National National Health & Safety Education

Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills In Schools Could Be Traumatic For Students

With lockdown drills now commonplace in public schools, experts question if they're doing more harm than good. "We don't light a fire in the hallway to practice fire drills," one professor tells NPR.

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12:18pm Nov 10, 2019

Education Education

Here's How 2 Schools Have Made Free College Work — For Decades

by Jeff Tyler

The idea of tuition-free college isn't a new concept for some schools. Two colleges in Kentucky have been making it work for years.

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8:09am Nov 10, 2019

Education Education

Helping First-Generation College Students

by Elissa Nadworny

At one Illinois school, first-generation students — the first in their families to go to college — make up 43% of the student population. The school has a program to help them navigate college.

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5:02pm Nov 09, 2019

Science Science Health & Safety Education

You Can Get A Master's In Medical Cannabis In Maryland

by Martin Austermuhle

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, now has a master's program dedicated to the science and therapeutics of medical weed because of a growing number of students looking for expertise in the field.
5:02pm Nov 09, 2019

Education Education

Florida Students Replicate Berlin Wall To Study Societal Divisions

by Kerry Sheridan

In Florida, students at a liberal arts college "rebuilt" a Berlin Wall replica to study the history of societal divisions and how they persist today — 30 years after the wall was taken down.
Ryan Johnson for NPR

2:02pm Nov 08, 2019

Education Education

'First-Gen' Proud: Campuses Are Celebrating An Overlooked Group. But Is That Enough?

by Elissa Nadworny

With T-shirts, pins and posters, campuses are drawing attention to first-generation students. The next step, experts say, is to actually give those students the knowledge and support they need.
10:54am Nov 08, 2019

Education Education Politics & Government

North Carolina Releases List Of Low-Performing Schools Eligible For Takeover

by Neal Charnoff

State education officials are warning schools around North Carolina they need to make academic improvements or risk being taken over by the state.
$Two fourth-graders rock side to side while doing math equations at Charles Pinckney Elementary School's "Brain Room" in Charleston, S.C., in 2015.$
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8:44am Nov 08, 2019

Science Science Health & Safety Education

Math Looks The Same In The Brains Of Boys And Girls, Study Finds

by Jon Hamilton

Brain scans of 104 boys and girls doing basic math tasks found no gender differences. The finding adds to the evidence that boys and girls start out with equal ability in math.
11:33am Nov 07, 2019

Education Education Politics & Government

Dan Forest Calls For An Expanded School Voucher Program

by Neal Charnoff

Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest is promoting expanded school choice as part of his push to win the Republican nomination for governor in 2020.
5:49pm Nov 05, 2019

Education Education

Oklahoma Charter School Opens With Hopes To Better Serve Native American Students

by Caroline Halter

In Oklahoma, a new charter school has opened to serve Native American students. The hope is to promote Indigenous identities in the classroom.

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