North Carolina Schools Chief: People Want Common Core Gone
North Carolina's state schools superintendent says a survey he sent to parents and teachers confirms that people want Common Core st
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Mindfulness Transforms Culture At High-Needs Elementary School
A struggling elementary school in East Nashville, Tenn., is incorporating mindfulness, but experts caution that mindfulness is not a panacea and programs should follow scientific guidelines.
Food Fight: How 2 Trump Proposals Could Bite Into School Lunch
The pending federal rule changes could push a million kids off free or reduced-price school meals, at least temporarily.
One Woman's Quest To Preserve The Radio Archives At Historically Black Colleges
Radio producer Jocelyn Robinson is trying to save archival audio and help historically black colleges and universities start thinking about the importance of preserving their precious history.
UC Santa Cruz Grad Students Strike For Higher Pay As Housing Costs Skyrocket
Graduate students at the University of California Santa Cruz are on strike. Teaching assistants are calling for higher pay to cope with the city's high cost of living.
An Indian University Is Trying To Innovate What Students Learn — And How They Learn It
India has more young people than any other country in the world and that means, the country needs many more college classrooms.
Mass Text From State Superintendent Sparks Ethics Complaints
A number of ethics complaints have been filed against North Carolina State Superintendent Mark Johnson. The complaints are related to a mass text Johnson sent to parents and teachers.
Harvard, Yale Accused Of Failing To Report Hundreds Of Millions In Foreign Donations
The Ivy League schools have been singled out in a federal crackdown on institutions of higher learning for allegedly not reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign donations.
Education Department Probes Harvard, Yale Over Foreign Funding
The Department of Education has announced that it is investigating two elite U.S. universities: Harvard and Yale. The government says they potentially failed to report foreign gifts and contracts.
News Brief: Democratic Candidates, Education Probe, Border Detainees
Early nominating contests fail to resolve Democratic Party's divide. The Education Department probes Harvard and Yale funds. And, why scores of Iranian-Americans were detained at a border crossing.