Commentary: Learning In A Flipped Classroom
As Radio 101 commentator, Sophia Fitzgerald, gets older, her classes have become harder. Her chemistry class is one notable exception. That's because it's a flipped classroom.
Education
More Than 6 Million U.S. Students Are 'Chronically Absent'
Thirteen percent of all students and nearly 20 percent of high school students are missing more than 15 days of school a year, according to the latest numbers from the Obama Administration.
Nashville High Schoolers Train As Baristas To Prepare For The College Grind
A program teaches highs schoolers to pull espressos and pour pretty lattes. The idea is to prepare them for college — for college tuition bills, that is.
Why Countries Need To Make Sure Their Kids Learn To Play Nice
A study offers a rare look at how well toddlers are doing in low- and middle-income countries.
The One-Room Schoolhouse That's A Model For The World
Escuela Nueva (New School) isn't really new. But it is being praised as a kind of cutting-edge model that can teach the skills needed for jobs that robots can't do.
Stanford Tops Federal List With 5 Sexual Violence Investigations
Just before the Brock Turner case sparked fresh outrage, a federal agency issued its latest list of inquiries into how sexual assault allegations are handled on U.S. campuses.
Apps That Aim To Give Parents 'Superpowers'
A new wave of educational technology focuses on building family connections. Here's a look at two new approaches.
Grades On Standardized Testing Mixed, Even As Frequency Increases
As part of our series Carolina Curious, we look at how standardized testing has changed over the last decade and how much more is at stake today.
The Civil Rights Problem In U.S. Schools: 10 New Numbers
Black and Hispanic students are disproportionately suspended, expelled and have unequal access to education, according to the latest Civil Rights Data Collection survey.
Carolina Curious: Public Education And Ten Years Of Change
For the latest in our Carolina Curious series, listener and newly-minted teacher Madelyn Rindal wants to know: “How has the North Carolina Public School System changed in the last decade and how does it compare to our neighboring states?”