Education

Hungarian Law Could Close Central European University Founded By George Soros

5:57pm May 14, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Teachers and students at an American university in Budapest founded by investor George Soros are bracing for the worst after the adoption of a new Hungarian law that could close the institution.

Memes about the advanced placement exams turned up on social media recently. Do they break the rules or do they highlight a deeper issue of inequality?

Education

AP Test-Takers' Tweets May Not Give Away Answers, But They Raise Questions

12:35pm May 14, 2017

by Laura Roman

Memes about the advanced placement exams turned up on social media recently. Do they break the rules or do they highlight a deeper issue of inequality?

Graduate cap weight pulls a student down a mountain.

Can't Pay Your Student Loans? The Government May Come After Your House

3:44am May 14, 2017

by Bobby Allyn

A new federal program in 19 cities around the country allows the government to sue for unpaid student loan debt.

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In Tribute, Students Elect Dead Classmates Prom King And Queen

8:04am May 13, 2017

Prom-goers at Bremen High in Midlothian, Ill., have elected as king and queen two students who passed away. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with principal David Kibelkis about his school's moving tribute.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos delivers a commencement speech to graduates at Bethune-Cookman University, a historically black institution in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Backs To Betsy DeVos; Scholarships Denied; Paul Ryan Visits A Charter School

6:04am May 13, 2017

Our weekly education news roundup: The secretary of education's commencement speech at an HBCU; aid denied to low-income students; an update on federal aid applications.

Richard Spencer, a white nationalist who claims to have coined the term "alt-right," speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in Dec. 2016. The number of campus visits made by white nationalist leaders like Spencer looking to connect with students person

As White Supremacists Push Onto Campuses, Schools Wrestle With Response

9:35pm May 12, 2017

by Tovia Smith

College students and administrators around the nation are trying to figure out how to best respond to a spike in white supremacist activity on campuses.

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New York Reacts To Firing Of FBI Director James Comey

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

3:18pm May 12, 2017

The controversial firing of FBI Director James Comey dominated the news this week. Guest host John Donvan and a panel of journalists discuss that and other happenings around the U.S., including the Texas governor's ban on sanctuary cities and how Shaquille O'Neal might do as a sheriff.

Mitch Daniels, shown leaving the White House after a meeting in 2012, was governor of Indiana in 2011 when the state adopted its voucher program. These days he's the president of Purdue University.

The Promise And Peril Of School Vouchers

3:03pm May 12, 2017

Indiana's private school voucher program is the largest of its kind in the U.S. Whether it's "social justice" or "an assault" on public schools depends on whom you ask.

School Bullying Is Down. Why Don't Students Believe It?

8:31am May 11, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

A big new study shows half as many student reports of bullying — including physical bullying, threats and cyberbullying — compared with a decade earlier.

Morning News Brief: Congress And Constituents React To Comey And Health Care

5:00am May 11, 2017

President Trump says he fired FBI Director James Comey because "he was not doing a good job." And members of Congress are facing hostile crowds at town halls back in their districts.