Students March; DeVos Gets Grilled; The Funding Gap Widens
School funding fairness, politically active students and more in the weekly education news roundup.
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What You Need To Know About Kids' Screen Time Right Now
There's so much information — and anxiety — out there about how much time your kids should spend using devices. Here's our video guide to balancing the need for limits with the potential benefits.
Advice For Student Activists: It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint
Youth activism in America has a long and complicated history. As students flood streets around the country, two activists offer advice to those marching.
Parkland Survivor On 'March For Our Lives'
Nationwide protests against gun violence will be held on Saturday. NPR's Noel King speaks to Cameron Kasky, who survived the Florida school shooting, about organizing the "March for Our Lives."
'We Should Have Been The Last': Kentucky Shooting Survivors Inspired By Parkland
In January, a student in Marshall County, Ky. killed two classmates and injured 18 more. The survivors were still grieving when the students at Stoneman Douglas began a national protest movement.
Poll: Most U.S. Teachers Want Gun Control, Not Guns To Carry
A Gallup poll finds teachers support measures like background checks for gun buyers, but little enthusiasm for bearing arms.
An Educational Legacy: The Persistence Of Charlotte Hawkins Brown
At the turn of the 20th Century, a 19-year-old African-American woman from Henderson, N.C., began building a school – the Palmer Memorial Institute – that would educate more than 1,000 bl
What My Mom Sacrificed For Me
Emma Gordon is your typical teenager. She is a freshman at R.J.
Teachers And Those Magical OK Go Videos: A Match Made In Science?
If you're a rock band, and thousands of teachers and students are using your hugely popular music videos in the classroom, Why not help them out?
Democrats Grill DeVos On Guns, Schools And Money
The education secretary was on Capitol Hill to talk about the proposed budget for her department. She got an earful from Democrats.