Education

West Virginia teachers went on strike Tuesday to pressure the state legislature to reject funding for private schools.

Education

West Virginia's Education Bill Dies As Teachers Strike

4:27pm February 19, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The bill was postponed indefinitely 53-45 in West Virginia's House of Delegates. Educators opposed charter schools and a new voucher system in a strike that came a year after the last walkout.

Kelcei Williams says Year Up helped her realize that her previous jobs actually gave her a bunch of transferable skills. She's a team leader. She learns fast. And she can solve problems on the spot.

Resume Issues? Need An Internship? This Organization Can Help

4:26pm February 19, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

The nonprofit Year Up connects community college students with internships — and gives them vital skills along the way.

Study Finds Stark Gap In North Carolina School System Funding

11:59am February 19, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

A new study highlights a growing gap in public school funding between the highest and lowest-wealth counties in North Carolina.

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Teachers Set To Strike In Oakland, Calif., Over Pay, Class Size And Support Staff

6:16pm February 18, 2019

by Julia McEvoy

In California, Oakland teachers are planning to walk off the job Thursday. The district wants to pay teachers more but finds itself in a budget crisis.

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The Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel is seen on the campus of Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C. The college, one of two historically black colleges for women, is fighting to maintain its accreditation.

Facing Loss Of Accreditation Over Finances, Women's HBCU Raises Millions

4:54pm February 18, 2019

Bennett College, a historically black women's college, could lose accreditation due to financial instability. President Phyllis Worthy Dawkins tells NPR's Michel Martin how the school raised millions.

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Episode #1908

12:56pm February 17, 2019

Our broadcast show for February 15, 2019.

In 2011, Emma Hutchinson School was one of the Atlanta Public Schools identified by a state government report as part of a widespread cheating scandal.

Former Teacher Blames Education Policymakers For Atlanta Cheating Scandal

4:54am February 17, 2019

by Michel Martin

Shani Robinson was one of 11 Atlanta teachers convicted of altering standardized test results in 2015. In None of the Above, she pleads her innocence — and points a finger at systemic failure.

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Thanks in part to his original songwriting, singing and guitar-playing, Physics doctoral student Pramodh Senarath Yapa beat out the remaining entrants to win this year's "Dance Your Ph.D." contest.

Ph.D. Student Breaks Down Electron Physics Into A Swinging Musical

8:00pm February 16, 2019

by Emma Bowman

John Bohannon, founder of Science magazine's "Dance Your Ph.D." contest, presents the 2018 winner, Pramodh Senarath Yapa. He won over judges with his choreographic rendition of some chaotic electrons.

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To Move Forward, Parkland Shooting Survivor Leaves Marjory Stoneman Douglas

6:21pm February 16, 2019

by Jessica Bakeman

It's been a year of struggle for Parkland school survivor Annabel Claprood. One year after the mass shooting, she's no longer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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Universities Scour Yearbooks After Northam

8:22am February 16, 2019

by Cheryl Corley

After the controversy over a blackface photo in Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook, universities are reviewing their yearbooks for material that could be considered racist or offensive.

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