Education

D.C. City Council Considers Keeping Suspended Students In School

7:44am December 02, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Washington, D.C., city council member David Grosso about his proposal to ban out-of-school suspensions in the District's public and charter schools.

Grad students are the heart of America's science future, says professor Adam Frank.

A Tax That Would Hurt Science's Most Valuable — And Vulnerable

10:41am December 01, 2017

by Adam Frank

Grad students are the engines of America's scientific and technological prowess — with an amazing return on investment, says professor Adam Frank.

College And Bust: Why So Many Students Don't Stay The Course

2:01pm November 30, 2017

College completion rates vary widely in America. But millions drop out & the costs are staggering. How do we help more students stay the course?

Sister Ann Kendrick (center) of the HOPE Community Center in Apopka, Fla., rallies with Hispanic immigration policy demonstrators from various groups in front of Orlando City Hall in 2012.

This Nun Has Been Fighting For Migrant Kids For 45 Years

1:54pm November 30, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

Sister Ann Kendrick has dedicated most of her life to serving immigrant families. The community center she helped found in Florida functions both as a school and a sanctuary. Here's her story.

Graduate Students Across The Country Protest GOP Tax Plan

12:53pm November 30, 2017

by Chris Arnold

To help pay for more than $1 trillion in tax cuts for U.S. corporations, the House version of the plan would end the tax break graduate students get on the value of their tuition waivers.

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Harvard graduate student Jack Nicoludis (right), who helped organize a campus protest on Wednesday, says the House tax bill would more than double his taxes. "This plan is going to be disastrous for higher ed," he says.

University Graduate Students Walk Out To Protest Tax Plan That Hurts Them

6:25pm November 29, 2017

Grad students around the country walked out of classes, office hours, and research labs to protest the House tax plan. Many who are already struggling financially said the bill would hit them hard.

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Former Ballou teacher Monica Brokenborough holds a program from last year's graduation. Many students at Ballou roam the halls rather than go to class. "The tardy bell is just a sound effect in that building," says Brokenborough. "It means nothing."

What Really Happened At The School Where Every Graduate Got Into College

2:06pm November 29, 2017

by Kate McGee

Last year, every graduating senior at Ballou High School got into college. A WAMU and NPR investigation shows that many of those students missed more than a month of school and struggled academically.

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Education

#Distracted: Are Smartphones In Schools A Good Idea?

5:23pm November 28, 2017

Sorry, teacher. What were you saying?

Starting this week, there are two people appointed to the job of acting director of the CFPB, and it's unclear who will get to stay. Mick Mulvaney, President Trump's current budget director and pick for the position, has gone on the record supporting the

What The Upheaval At A Federal Consumer Watchdog Could Mean For Students

9:27am November 28, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a clearinghouse for student borrower complaints. Its future is now in question.

Mexico Struggles To Integrate Foreign Students, Including U.S.-Born Children

6:51am November 28, 2017

by Emily Green

More American youth are moving to Mexico than there are Mexican youth coming to the U.S. More than half a million American children have moved to Mexico since 2008, and are studying in schools there.