3:59pm Feb 04, 2015
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From The Classroom To The Campaign Trail
The not-so-secret activity quest of several Chicago teachers: running for office.
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Victoria M. Walker / Howard University 1:41pm Feb 04, 2015National National EducationLots Of Confusion Over Teacher Firings At Howard University Middle School
Parents and students say the teachers were fired for teaching black history. The NAACP says otherwise. -
Courtesy of Emily Hu 12:22pm Feb 04, 2015Arts Arts Health & Safety EducationCollege Life Doesn't Have To Mean Crummy Cuisine, Says Dorm Room Chef
Sick of dining hall pizza, public health student Emily Hu taught herself how to cook — even with no oven. Now she's hoping to inspire her peers to pick up cooking skills and healthier eating habits. -
Magictorch / Ikon Images/Getty Images 11:39am Feb 04, 2015National National EducationFor Some Schools, Learning Doesn't Stop On Snow Days
Even when the weather turns nasty, students in Delphi, Ind., have been expected to log on to classes from home. Results are mixed so far; participation rates seem to drop the longer school is out. -
11:39am Feb 04, 2015Sports Sports National Education
White House May Close Loophole That Sends Billions To For-Profit Schools
It helps for-profit schools capture billions from the new GI bill — including the University of Phoenix, a school with no sports program that had bought naming rights to Sunday's Super Bowl stadium. -
LA Johnson/NPR 11:39am Feb 04, 2015National National EducationVirtual Schools Bring Real Concerns About Quality
E-learning in K-12 is a growing trend, but many schools are underperformers. What's to be done? -
Chris Arnold / NPR 11:39am Feb 04, 2015National National Economy EducationEconomists Say Millennials Should Consider Careers In Trades
Many economists say a big missing piece of the economic puzzle is apprenticeships that give high school graduates access to good-paying, higher-skilled jobs in the trades. -
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NC Education Board Sues Over Power To Approve
The State Board of Education has sued a North Carolina government panel over whether the board must get the panel's approval on how it carries out public school policies.
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Noah Nelson / Youth Radio 11:04am Feb 03, 2015National National Education'Maker Space' Allows Kids To Innovate, Learn In The Hospital
At a children's hospital in Nashville, Tenn., a mobile maker space allows patients to share materials and tools to build new things, while also teaching them about math and science. -
6:00pm Feb 02, 2015National National Education
Party Ban Is Patronizing, U.Va. Sorority Women Say
National sorority leaders have told members at the University of Virginia not to attend a multi-frat Bid Night party after a discredited article about a gang rape. -
Agent Illustrateur / Getty Images/Ikon Images 4:28pm Feb 02, 2015National National EducationThe History of Campus Sexual Assault
Sixty years of research on campus rape yields scholarly insight into prevention and accountability. -
Paul Garber 10:10am Feb 02, 2015Education EducationSuperintendent Reconsiders New School On Old, Contaminated Site
In a drastic change from her position last week, the superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools no longer fully supports replacing the deteriorating Lowrance Middle School with a new $1
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