Education

High school students at lunch in the University School of Milwaukee's cafeteria. Students are assigned seats, along with staff, to foster a positive school culture.

Wisconsin School Breaks Up Lunchtime Cliques With Assigned Seating

4:03pm October 23, 2019

by Emily Files

The school is trying to take anxiety out of the lunchroom experience. It has assigned seating with a teacher at each table. Officials say it improves school culture. Others aren't so sure.

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President Trump To Name His Pick For Supreme Court Justice Opening In Primetime Address

Introducing The 'Accidental Guardians' Of First Amendment Rights

2:21pm October 23, 2019

How much do we know about those who have stepped up to fight for our right to speak freely? The podcast ‘Unprecedented” celebrates those stories.

Education

WSFC School Board Votes Down Measure For Mandatory Black History Course

2:09am October 23, 2019

by Keri Brown

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education voted down a measure that would have required high school students to take an African American history class to graduate. The district's superintendent offered an alternative that will give more time to assess the issue.

Actress Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli exit the Boston federal courthouse after a hearing on August 27.

New Charges Against Lori Loughlin And 10 Other Parents In Admissions Case

6:41pm October 22, 2019

by David Welna

New federal charges were filed Tuesday against a total of 18 defendants accused of being part of a conspiracy to cheat their children into top colleges.

Chicago Teachers' Strike Continues As Students And Parents Start To Feel The Toll

5:52pm October 22, 2019

by Sarah Karp

Teachers in Chicago continued their strike for the fourth school day on Tuesday. The work stoppage is starting to take a toll.

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NPR Student Podcast Challenge Returns For 2nd Year

4:58pm October 22, 2019

The NPR Student Podcast Challenge returns for a second year. Last year more than 25,000 students from all 50 states participated, raising the voices of young people on a wide range of issues.

Education

The NPR Student Podcast Challenge Is Back!

9:24am October 22, 2019

by Steve Drummond

Once again, NPR is challenging teachers to turn their classrooms into studios and their lessons into podcasts. Last year's contest drew nearly 6,000 entries from around the country.

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NPR's Student Podcast Challenge Returns

9:06am October 22, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

NPR's student podcast challenge is back for a second year. Teachers and students from across the country participated in the first contest, and this year promises more great student reporting.

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UNCG Education Grant Will Help Place Teachers In Rural Counties

11:35am October 21, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

UNC Greensboro will use a federal grant to attract and place new teachers in two rural North Carolina counties.

How 2 Kentucky Colleges Are Making Tuition-Free Work

5:09pm October 20, 2019

by Jeff Tyler

A handful of colleges around the country charge zero dollars for tuition. To make the math work, they build their budgets around the concept that they won't collect revenue from students.

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