Education

Oklahoma And Kentucky Teachers Go On Strike, Demanding More Education Funding

5:55pm April 02, 2018

by Emily Wendler

Thousands of Oklahoma teachers did not go to school Monday. Instead they are protesting at the state capitol. They've walked off the job to draw attention to funding and salary shortfalls.

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Teachers Are Marching Ahead Of Their Unions, In Oklahoma And Arizona

4:28pm April 02, 2018

Oklahoma and Kentucky teachers are both walking out of school Monday, and teachers in other states are watching closely. In many states, teachers are organizing with and without unions.

Tjessa Arradando in her advanced English class.

How More Meetings Might Be The Secret To Fixing High School

9:17am April 02, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

The BARR model, for "Building Assets, Reducing Risks," has serious evidence backing it up as a solution for real improvements in student success.

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Oklahoma Teachers Set To Walk Out Over Pay Dispute

7:55am April 02, 2018

Oklahoma teachers may strike despite a 5 percent pay increase. Their salaries rank 49th in the U.S. Rachel Martin talks to Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

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N.J. University Works To Improve Graduation Rates For Latinos

5:17am April 02, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

Growing numbers of Latino students are enrolling in U.S. colleges. But they face one of the lowest graduation rates of any racial or ethnic group in the country.

In this Tuesday, March 27, 2018, photo, teacher Adrien Gates pickets with other educators on a street corner in Norman, Okla.

Oklahoma Teachers Set For Statewide Walkout Amid Continued Pay Dispute

1:51am April 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Teachers have rejected a pay raise passed by the state legislature last week, saying it doesn't go far enough in addressing deep cuts in education in recent years.

Oklahoma Teachers To Strike This Week

5:11pm April 01, 2018

The state legislature passed a bill that raises teacher salaries by $6,100. Teachers say the bill doesn't go far enough. NPR's Sarah McCammon asks state Sen. Joseph Silk about why he opposed the bill.

Alvin Irby, founder of Barbershop Books, is on a mission to get kids reading in the barbershop.

Turning Kids Into Readers, One Barbershop At A Time

9:21pm March 29, 2018

by Cory Turner

Alvin Irby is on a mission to get kids reading in the barbershop. And he wants to make sure kids understand that books are fun.

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Simone Biles (left) and Aly Raisman in 2016. Both gymnasts say they were sexually abused by Larry Nassar. A public relations firm monitored both of their Twitter accounts, according to a report.

Report: Michigan State Spent $500,000 To Keep Tabs On Nassar Victims, Journalists

10:21am March 29, 2018

by James Doubek

The Lansing State Journal reports that emails show public relations firm Weber Shandwick charged more than $500,000 for monitoring the social media activity of Larry Nassar's victims and journalists.

A Look At The State Of School Integration 64 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education

5:25pm March 28, 2018

Linda Brown Thompson of Brown v. Board of Education died this week. In 1954, the decision was supposed to desegregate schools. Now, 64 years later, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Georgetown University law professor Sheryll Cashin about the effects.