Education

A new NPR/Ipsos poll reveals Americans support teachers, and believe they are paid unfairly.

Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans

12:05pm June 02, 2023

by Cory Turner

Are parents, teachers and the public feeling as divided as the headlines make it seem? A pair of new NPR/Ipsos polls reveals division, to be sure, but also surprising consensus.

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Marie C. Bolden made national headlines when she turned in a flawless performance at a spelling bee in Cleveland. Her competitors included white students from segregated school districts in the South.

When she won the first national spelling bee, Marie C. Bolden dealt a blow to racism

10:08am June 02, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Her victory made national news, upending stereotypes about race less than 50 years after the end of slavery. It also sparked racist fury.

Education

Forsyth County Hispanic Liaison Program to host educational family festival

2:50pm June 01, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The Forsyth County Department of Public Health’s Hispanic Liaison Program is hosting an educational family festival on Saturday intended to connect the community to resourc

George and Gladys Smith and their son George Jr. live across the street from the now-shuttered Woods Elementary in Englewood, Ill. Members of the Smith family have lived on the block since 1883. They say the area was in decline and the population dropping before 2013, but the closing of Woods was a turning point.

Education

After 10 years, Chicago school closings have left big holes, and promises unkept

6:00am June 01, 2023

Ten years ago Chicago Public Schools leaders voted to close 50 public schools. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times examined the promises made to students and communities in 2013.

Many medical students do not attend lectures in the first two years, instead opting to watch recorded classes on their own time.

Medical students aren't showing up to class. What does that mean for future docs?

5:01am June 01, 2023

Most first- and second-year medical students don't attend lectures. A student and a professor suggest it's a good time to think a lot about medical education, starting with "flipping the classroom."

Blues musician Otis Taylor graduates high school 57 years after getting expelled

5:22pm May 31, 2023

In 1966, a couple months before he was set to graduate, Otis Taylor was told he needed to cut his short afro or he'd be kicked out. Now, 57 years after he left, he has received a diploma.

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60 years ago, students joined the civil rights movement with 'The Children's Crusade'

4:53pm May 31, 2023

by Debbie Elliott

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.

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Student loan borrowers gather outside the Supreme Court building in February 2023. The court's ruling on President Biden's debt relief plan is expected in June or July.

Is the debt deal changing student loan repayment? Here's what you need to know

10:10am May 31, 2023

by Emily Olson

If it passes, the proposed debt deal would set the date for federal student loan repayments to resume. The pause's end will affect some 43 million borrowers, but, in effect, it's not a big change.

Denver schools adapt to the huge numbers of migrants resettling in the area

5:15am May 31, 2023

by Kevin Beaty

Denver has become a transit point and destination for migrants coming to Colorado from Mexico. Local schools have seen a surge in multilingual enrollment.

Education

Construction set to begin this summer on Appalachian State University building projects

3:56pm May 30, 2023

by David Ford

Construction is set to begin this summer on Appalachian State University’s Innovation District in Boone.

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