The Right To Browse: A Library Puts Books Into Storage And Readers Cry Foul
Can you "discover" a great book if you can only find it via a search engine?
Education
Unionized Or Not, Teachers Struggle To Make Ends Meet, NPR/Ipsos Poll Finds
Six in 10 teachers in our poll say they have worked a second job to pay the bills.
Greensboro Medical Society Encourages Young Men Of Color To Pursue Medicine
A Greensboro-based group of doctors is visiting a local elementary school Wednesday to encourage black male students to consider a career in heath care.
College Decision Day Brings Relief, Excitement And Big Worries About Money
On May 1, high school seniors must submit a commitment — and financial deposit — to their final college choice. But for low-income students, it's not necessarily the end of the road.
Students Give Couplets A Try (And You Should Too!)
Scores of students submitted their poems about teamwork to an NPR callout. Here are a few of the highlights.
Won't You Be My Neighbor?: Kids' TV, Then And Now
Meet the woman in charge of PBS Kids.
The Call-In: Teaching And School Funding
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Rick and Martha Moore Shaheen. Both parents taught school for decades, but they told their son he can't because of low pay and lack of respect for the profession.
What 'A Nation At Risk' Got Wrong, And Right, About U.S. Schools
Thirty-five years after the landmark report warned of a "rising tide of mediocrity" in U.S. education, the statistics have been questioned, but the concerns still feel urgent.
New Data About Schools; Teacher Walkouts Spread
Plus an unpaid faculty position and disparities in access to advanced courses, in our weekly roundup of education news.