Education

The Burden On Black Teachers: 'I Don't Belong At Your Table'

9:37am November 04, 2016

by Cory Turner

Researchers at The Education Trust went on a listening tour to better understand the struggles of black teachers. Among the themes they encountered: bias – from principals, colleagues and parents.

5 Reasons Schools Should Measure Chronic Absence

3:33pm November 03, 2016

by Elissa Nadworny

The new federal education law requires states to measure "student success or school quality." A new paper argues that they should report the number of kids who miss a lot of school.

Supreme Court Will Hear Transgender Bathroom Case

5:11am November 02, 2016

A Virginia school district wants to ban a transgender teen from using the boys' bathroom. David Greene speaks to attorneys Kyle Duncan and Josh Block, central players in what could be a landmark case.

Halley Katz (left) is the first person in her family to attend a four-year college. Tyler Lattimore is a first-generation college graduate.

Education

College Is A 4-Year-Long Balancing Act For First-Generation Students

5:44pm November 01, 2016

This fall, Halley Katz became the first in her family to go to a four-year college. Tyler Lattimore, a first-generation college graduate, shares how he balanced school, work and friends.

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Lack Of Child Care Rating Systems Leaves Parents In A Bind

11:48am November 01, 2016

by Patti Neighmond

About 20 states are in the process of creating a system for rating child care providers. But it's hard to decide which standards best measure quality and which are most useful to parents.

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Schools that nurture a familial environment and sense of community could be a key to closing the achievement gap.

How A Happy School Can Help Students Succeed

11:00am November 01, 2016

by Kat Lonsdorf

Research shows that the way a school "feels" can help kids learn. But school climate remains a hard concept to define and measure.

Many classrooms today explore the idea that children learn best through firsthand exploration — choosing their own assignments and working at their own pace.

Freedom To Explore: 2 Schools Where The Students Call The Shots

6:00am November 01, 2016

In NPR Ed's latest Long Listen, we explore innovative schools that tap into the power of student-directed learning.

300 Million Children Are Breathing 'Extremely Toxic' Air, UNICEF Says

3:24pm October 31, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Altogether, some 2 billion children worldwide are breathing air that has been deemed a "long term hazard," a report finds. Pollution contributes to around 600,000 deaths annually of kids under age 5.

Teacher Sarah Ross and students (from left to right) Ximena, age 4, Yareli, age 3, and Kendra, age 2 at the Indiana Migrant Preschool Center, a free preschool for migrant children ages 2 to 5. The school teaches students in English and Spanish with the go

Schools Hustle To Reach Kids Who Move With The Harvest, Not The School Year

2:40pm October 31, 2016

by Peter Balonon-Rosen

The children of migrant farm workers are some of the country's poorest, most undereducated and hardest to track down. Programs like one in southern Indiana are working to change that.

A Spider-Man lunch box on duty at Payne Elementary School in Washington, D.C.

Beyond The Pail: NPR Unpacks The History Of The Lunch Box

1:00pm October 31, 2016

by Kat Lonsdorf

From re-purposed lard pails to bento boxes, the way students carry lunch to school has changed almost as much as the classrooms they learn in.