Education

Sam Marsenison, 18, stands among classmates after accepting his high school diploma in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

How It All Turned Out: A Kindergarten Story, 13 Years Later

11:32pm June 23, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

NPR was there for 5-year-old Sam's first day of kindergarten back in 2004. His parents wondered if he was ready. This month, as he graduated from high school, they're still asking that question.

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Anne Frank's Diary At 75

5:02am June 23, 2017

by Lauren Migaki

It's been 75 years since 13-year-old Anne Frank sat down to write her first diary entry about hiding during World War II. Today, her legacy is carried on at an elementary school in Philadelphia.

Louisiana Is First State To Ban Public Colleges From Asking About Criminal History

10:21am June 22, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

The "ban the box" movement is designed to open opportunities to the tens of millions of Americans with some kind of criminal record.

Federal Officials Turn To Private Law Firms To Chase Student Loan Debtors

4:30pm June 21, 2017

by Bobby Allyn

People who default on their student loans could hear from a private debt collector. The government turns to collection agencies to get payments out of people who often don't work and can't have their wages or tax returns garnished.

Robots move racks of merchandise at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy, Calif. When a robot finds its storage unit, it glides underneath, lifts it up and then delivers it to a worker.

Online Retail Boom Means More Warehouse Workers, And Robots To Accompany Them

8:33pm June 19, 2017

On the outskirts of the Bay Area, farming communities are hoping that warehouse jobs tied to the e-commerce surge will boost the local economy. But automation is expected to take over many such jobs.

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Without predictable access to housing or food, the students at Positive Tomorrows live in a constant state of stress. The teachers and administration work on techniques for managing anxiety and other emotions. Here, students in Shelly Fryer's class take

A School That Provides The One Constant In Homeless Children's Lives

4:11pm June 19, 2017

by Katie Hayes Luke

Positive Tomorrows in Oklahoma City addresses education and other basic needs for homeless students and their families.

Big Tent Revival: Southern Baptists Challenge A Racist History

3:02pm June 19, 2017

The Southern Baptist Convention has officially denounced white nationalism. What does this tell us about today's evangelicals?

Poverty, Dropouts, Pregnancy, Suicide: What The Numbers Say About Fatherless Kids

6:04am June 18, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

Data clearly show how many fatherless children there are and how their lives are affected, but one best-selling author says he rarely sees interventions happening in schools.

Students in Tijuana walk toward the U.S. border early in the morning on May 2. Teachers in San Diego estimate that about 1,000 students cross from Tijuana into San Diego every day to go to school.

For Some Students, Getting An Education Means Crossing The Border

8:19am June 17, 2017

by Jonathan Levinson

There are hundreds of kids who are U.S. citizens but live in Mexico. Every day they walk across the border to go to school in California.

Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust poses for a portrait on campus in Cambridge, Mass. Faust has announced that she will step down next year.

DeVos Rolls Back For-Profit College Regs, Harvard's President To Step Down

6:01am June 17, 2017

A potential weakening of campus civil rights enforcement, a big transition at Harvard and more in our weekly roundup.