Building The Pedal-Powered Brain: Countdown To Race Day
These middle schoolers have been working after school for six months building their giant human-powered brain sculpture. Will their ideas hold up or come crashing down?
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On A Mission To Race The Middle School Brain
How do you pedal a 200-pound pink brain — made of rubber, foam and steel — up 45-degree hills, through thick mud and water without breaking? These middle schoolers have eight months to figure it out.
A Father Vows To Save His Daughter From A Marriage He Forced Her Into
He married her off at age 15 to a man in his 40s with a reputation as a heavy drinker. In his quest to undo the deed, he has started a revolution in his Northern India village.
Fact Checking North Carolina Political Ads Touting Teacher Pay Raises
As election season kicks into high gear, more and more commercials are flooding the airwaves. In North Carolina, education is taking center stage.
Helping College-Bound Native Americans Beat The Odds
Only about half of Native American students graduate from high school, and few go on to college. One program has worked 17 years to change that.
Want To Address Teachers' Biases? First, Talk About Race
One teacher in Indiana leads conversions with her fellow teachers and students about race and bias. She's never thought it was more important than she does now.
L Is For Learning: A New Book On Proven Approaches And How Teachers Can Use Them
We talk with the author of The ABCs of How We Learn. It's based on a popular Stanford course.
Caution Flags For Tech In Classrooms
Several recent studies looking at computers and online learning found mixed-to-negative results. And they offer clues about how schools and tech companies can do better.
University Employees Sue Yale, MIT And NYU Over Retirement Plan Fees
Three of the nation's most prestigious universities face class-action lawsuits alleging the schools allowed financial firms to prey on employees by charging high fees in retirement accounts.
To Prevent Sexual Assault, Schools And Parents Start Lessons Early
While most college students go through courses aimed at preventing campus sexual assault, advocates say it's too little, too late. Some are pushing for similar efforts as early as elementary school.