Resolution Sought In Fight Over Reading Tests
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is looking for legal answers in an ongoing dispute over reading tests for children in kindergarten through grade 3.
Education
A Dreaded Part Of Teachers' Jobs: Restraining And Secluding Students
"It's a rare day where you don't get hurt." "I just never felt fully comfortable." Those are just a few of the things educators told NPR about their use of restraint and seclusion in classrooms.
Education Department Could Do More To Help Student Loan Borrowers With Disabilities
Federal law says borrowers with permanent disabilities can have their student loans discharged. But an NPR investigation has found that thousands have yet to get the help they're entitled to.
Guilford County School Bus Drivers May Get A Boost From Surplus
Guilford County's new voting machines came in $5.8 million under budget. And now, Guilford County Schools may benefit from that unexpected surplus.
Student Loan Borrowers With Disabilities Aren't Getting Help They Were Promised
Hundreds of thousands of borrowers are eligible to have their student loans erased because a disability keeps them from working. NPR found many will likely never get the debt relief they're owed.
News Brief: Impeachment Probe, NATO Meeting, Student Loan Investigation
The impeachment inquiry moves to the House Judiciary Committee. A showdown between Turkey and the rest of NATO. And, student loan borrowers with disabilities aren't getting the help they deserve.
At Harvard, Grad Students Form A Picket Line Over Wages, Health Care And Protections
Union leaders and university officials have been negotiating for over a year, yet a contract has not been agreed to. Grad students began an indefinite strike on the university's last day of classes.
What A Fake ICE University Says About Immigration Enforcement
The "University of Farmington" wasn't a university at all.
Founder Of Apostrophe Protection Society Disbands Group
John Richards, 96, founded the society 18 years ago to fight the "much abused" punctuation mark. He's ending the group because he says folks these days don't care about using apostrophes correctly.