Education

Dave Rauchwerk is CEO of Next Thing Co., which makes the CHIP computer.

Can A $9 Computer Spark A New Wave Of Tinkering And Innovation?

2:01pm January 21, 2016

by Laura Sydell

It fits in your hand, can connect to Wi-Fi and has Bluetooth. The $9 CHIP promises to be a teaching tool that's also fun to play with. It's just one of several low-cost computers hitting the market.

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Detroit Teacher 'Sickouts' Close Schools Again

1:51pm January 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The latest instance of public school teachers calling in sick en masse comes a day after Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address, in which he did not directly mention poor school conditions.

To Be Young, 'Gifted' And Black, It Helps To Have A Black Teacher

12:18pm January 20, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

A new study finds black students are half as likely as white students to be assigned to a gifted program. Unless their teacher looks like them.

Students are told to hold a knife like they're shaking a hand, and to hold the pepper with their fingers curled into a bear claw.

How A Great Teacher Cultivates Veggies (And Kids) In The Bronx — In 17 Photos

6:41pm January 19, 2016

Science teacher Stephen Ritz and his students live in a food desert. His solution: Grow 100 bags of fresh fruits and vegetables a week — in the classroom.

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Acting Education Secretary John King Jr., left, accompanied by President Barack Obama, at the White House in Washington.

The Obama Administration Proposes $2 Billion More In College Aid

3:45pm January 19, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

The extra money will go to students with financial need who are staying on track academically.

After speaking (or, more often, shouting) their lines, the students run back to congratulatory teachers.

Fifth Graders Revisit King's 'Dream' Speech At The Lincoln Memorial

2:24pm January 18, 2016

Students from Watkins Elementary School in Washington, D.C., gathered to honor the civil rights leader.

Attendance Drops At Maryland High School, As Deportation Fears Rise

6:39pm January 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

A Maryland high school principal says many of her students are skipping school, fearing they or their parents will be deported.

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There are shortages of special education teachers all over Idaho. Some teachers though, like Amy Griffin, a Resource Room teacher at Liberty Elementary School in Boise, Idaho, plan to make a career of it.

Solving The Special Ed Teacher Shortage: Quality, Not Quantity

9:41am January 16, 2016

by Lee Hale

A nonprofit in Idaho is training better-prepared teachers who'll be less likely to leave the classroom after a year or two.

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Kids growing up poor in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City have no access to several Ivy League recruited sports: sailing, crew, rugby, hockey and diving.

5 Ways Elite-College Admissions Shut Out Poor Kids

6:10pm January 15, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Athletic scholarships, campus visits and other factors work against high-achieving low-income students, a new report says.

Education

NC Weighs Community Colleges Offering Four-Year Nursing Degrees

11:09am January 15, 2016

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina is considering allowing it's network of two-year community colleges to offer four-year nursing degrees in an effort to counteract a chronic shortage of nurses.

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