Education

A bulletin board at Brooklyn Collaborative School in New York City.

Education

Transgender Teachers, Long Isolated, Are Finding Strength In Numbers

10:44am March 12, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Many transgender teachers say they realize the important roles they play in the lives of their students, and they're becoming more visible, more vocal, more organized.

Wes Morosky, owner of Duke's Sport Shop. left, helps Ron Detka as he shops for a rifle at his store in New Castle, Penn.

Education

Trump's Plan To Secure Schools Calls For Arming Teachers, Improving Background Checks

11:15pm March 11, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The White House is endorsing a plan that would allow teachers and other school employees to be armed. It does not call for higher age limits for would-be gun buyers.

Student Activist On Guns In Schools

8:16am March 11, 2018

Kaila Caffey, a senior at Central High School and activist with the Philadelphia Student Union, works to make schools safe for students of color. She talks with NPR's Renee Montagne.

Rethinking How Students With Dyslexia Are Taught To Read

6:00am March 11, 2018

by Emily Hanford

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability in this country. But it is widely misunderstood, and schools often do a poor job of helping students learn to read.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and met with staff and survivors of the February shooting.

Education

West Virginia Teachers Win; DeVos Gets Pushback

6:23pm March 10, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

Betsy DeVos heard from teachers and students this week after appearances in Parkland, Fla., and at the SXSW EDU conference.

Oklahoma Teachers Consider Strike

8:08am March 10, 2018

After West Virginia reached a deal to end a teacher strike, Oklahoma teachers may strike next. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister.

Reinventing Community College To Reach Millions Of Workers — Online

3:32pm March 09, 2018

by Claudio Sanchez

California could be the first state to create a statewide, online community college system targeting 2.5 million workers who need — but don't have — a college degree.

Politics & Government

Poll Finds NC Teachers Opposed To Being Armed In School

11:06am March 09, 2018

by Paul Garber

A new poll looks at North Carolina teachers' attitudes about having them carry guns in school and finds it's not an idea educ

AP Investigation Finds NRA Gives Millions To Schools

8:00am March 09, 2018

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Collin Binkley of The Associated Press about an AP investigation into millions of dollars the NRA gives to schools.

Queue Listen Now

Students Of Color And Armed School Staff

5:05am March 09, 2018

Some Florida lawmakers say they fear arming school staff could harm black and Hispanic students. State Rep. Amy Mercado of the Orlando area talks with NPR's Rachel Martin.