Education

Chelsea Manning was interviewed on the ABC News program Nightline shortly after her release from prison. Manning, a 29-year-old transgender woman, formerly known as Bradley Manning, was convicted of leaking classified information.

Harvard Withdraws Fellowship Invitation To Chelsea Manning

9:02am September 15, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School announced Wednesday that Manning would be one of its visiting fellows, but less than two days later, the school's dean withdrew the invitation.

New Historical Marker Commemorates Legacy Of African-American School In Winston-Salem

8:00am September 15, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

Winston-Salem is honoring the legacy of a school that served the city's African-American students with a special marker preserving the 14th Street School's place in history.

After More Than 20 Years, Newark, N.J., Regains Control Of Public Schools

4:38pm September 14, 2017

The public school system in Newark, N.J., will be returned to local control for the first time in more than 20 years. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who attended and taught in Newark Public Schools for years.

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Education

Judges Will Hear Motion In NC Education Authority Lawsuit

4:03pm September 13, 2017

by Keri Brown

A three-judge panel is holding a hearing Thursday in the case of a power struggle between North Carolina's superintendent and the State Board of Education.

Student connecting dots of constellations in the sky

Education

Why One Educator Says It's Time To Rethink Higher Education

1:20pm September 13, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Cathy Davidson is a historian of technology who finds the seeds of necessary innovation in unexpected places, like her home institution, the City University of New York.

The first day of school at Codwell Elementary in Houston.

Houston Public Schools Open After Delays From Hurricane Harvey

9:04pm September 11, 2017

by Laura Isensee

More Houston schools opened Monday than previously expected — nearly 250 out of about 280 total. For students and teachers, back-to-school brought an extra burst of joy, relief, and other emotions.

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Bernadette Ortiz holds her daughter, Adriana, last year as she looks for the name of her grandfather, New York City Police Officer Edwin Ortiz, at a wall commemorating fallen officers in New York City. Families gathered at the wall following a procession

Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks

7:51am September 11, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

Years after Sept. 11, some schools are grappling with how to teach the terrorist attacks and their aftermath to a new generation of students.

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In The Age Of Screen Time, Is Paper Dead?

12:07pm September 10, 2017

by Steve Drummond

What does the push for digital classrooms mean for that oldest and simplest of touch screens: a plain old sheet of paper?

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (left) and other congressional Democrats listen to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at a Capitol Hill news conference last week.

Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program

7:00am September 10, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she had asked Trump to tweet some assurance to the DREAMers protected by DACA and the president did just that — posting a message to his 38 million followers.

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Demonstrators on the campus of Metropolitan State University of Denver protest President Trump's decision to end the DACA program.

Here's What 2 Big College Systems Think Of The End Of DACA

2:25pm September 09, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

About a quarter of a million DREAMers — immigrants who were illegally brought to the U.S. as children — are enrolled in college. But the program that has allowed them to go to school is ending.

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