Spelling Finals Promise To Bee Exciting
The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are Thursday: the day when adults feel bad because they can't spell some of the words that kids can.
Education
English Learners Were Hurt The Most When Texas Limited Special Education
Texas has the lowest rate of children in special education in the country. A closer look at the numbers shows that English language learners are missing out the most.
13 Reasons Why Not: Michigan Teens Talk Honestly About Suicide
The popular Netflix show 13 Reasons Why is about a teen who commits suicide. Youth Radio brings us the story of one Michigan high school's project called 13 Reasons Why Not. It features 13 stories of students overcoming their struggles.
New Orleans Charter School Creates 'Trauma Informed' Discipline Model
Many students at Crocker College Prep, an elementary charter school in New Orleans, suffer from trauma. The school has changed it's discipline model from "no excuses" to "trauma informed" because the old way of doing things wasn't working in a place where children suffer from PTSD at three times the rate of children nationally.
College Access Index Shows Shrinking Levels Of Economic Diversity
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with New York Times columnist David Leonhardt about how this year's college access index shows that economic diversity is shrinking at American colleges.
When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline
Children in New Orleans suffer from trauma at high rates. Now, several schools there are focused on catching and helping students whose behavior may be a response to their suffering.
Hall Passes, Buses, Lunch Duty: What If The Principal Could Focus On Achievement?
Can principals be better leaders if they have more time to focus on instruction? The Washington, D.C., schools are adding managers to handle operations and logistics.
Free Speech Advocate On The State Of College Campuses
Greg Lukianoff heads the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, which advocates free speech. He tells Steve Inskeep that freedom of speech on college campuses has been attacked recently.
WATCH: Kids Craft Comics To Explore Immigration Fears
Children of people in the country illegally often experience fear and worry — with the shadow of deportation as a constant presence. How can they work through those emotions? One workshop uses comics.
Education Department Faces Deep Cuts; DeVos Faces Tough Questions
Our weekly education news roundup: Trump administration unveils its 2018 budget proposal; DeVos talks school choice in Indianapolis, then faces a grilling from lawmakers.