New York City Mayor Goes All-In On Free Preschool
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio about the early days of his effort to provide free, high-quality preschool to all of the city's 4-year-olds.
Education
Amid A Shortage Of Welders, Some Prisons Offer Training
Baby boomers with the skill are retiring and not enough young people are replacing them. In Georgia, inmates are given access to heavy tools and blowtorches so they can get a welding certificate.
Hard Evidence: Teachers' Unconscious Biases Contribute To Gender Disparity
Girls often outperform boys in science and math at an early age but are less likely to choose tough courses in high school. An Israeli experiment demonstrates how biases of teachers affect students.
These Girls Complain If They Can't Go To School
In some countries, parents don't send daughters to school. The obstacle can be tuition fees of, say, $300 a year. But a coal miner's daughter has found a way to bring 1.4 million girls to class.
For NYU Freshman Talia Oliveras, Move-In Day Is A Family Affair
We spend college move-in day with freshman Talia Oliveras, who, with much support from her family and teachers, has overcome many obstacles on her way to New York University.
Preschool And Privilege: When Early Education Hinges On Parental Flexibility
As writer Jessica Grose prepares to send her child off to school for the first time, she faces a stark reality. Preschool schedules, she says, often require extreme flexibility from working parents.
Dartmouth College Adds A Robot To Its Practice Football Team
The foam padded android, named MVP — short for Mobile Virtual Player — was designed by graduate engineering students. Players tackle MVP so they don't have to ram into each other.
This Teacher Wants To Excite Your Inner Scientist
Ainissa Ramirez used to be an associate professor at Yale in materials science. Now she's taking her "science evangelism" out on the road.
School Districts Squeezed By Pennsylvania's Budget Impasse
Due to lack of a state budget, teachers are working without pay in the Chester-Upland school system. The district says it can't afford to pay them until it gets the money it is due from the state.