Education

President Trump speaks during a school choice event at the White House.

Health Care Bill Hits Special Ed; Trump Touts D.C. Vouchers Despite Poor Test Scores

6:01am May 06, 2017

Our weekly education roundup: A big investigation into sexual assault in K-12 schools; achievement gaps persist in high school graduation rates.

Gordon (left) teaches Telly how to control his jealousy with breathing exercises.

When Elmo And Big Bird Talk To Refugees

4:31pm May 05, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

Sesame Workshop is creating educational programming for refugee children around the world. But first, it's doing a lot of homework to make sure the lessons it teaches are the right ones.

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Clearly the players weren't the problem on May 2, when the Orioles matched up against the Red Sox.

This Week In Race: Movies, Memoirs And Fans Who Didn't Hit It Out Of The Park

2:02pm May 05, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Sometimes, the arc of the moral universe does bend toward justice. Even if it takes time, as was the case in South Carolina involving a white police officer and an unarmed black man.

Actress Katherine Langford (left), who plays Hannah, a high school student who kills herself after enduring much bullying, and actress Alisha Boe (Jessica) sit in the counselor's office on 13 Reasons Why.

Facts About Teens, Suicide And '13 Reasons Why'

9:04am May 05, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

As the Netflix series sparks a national discussion, new research shows 1 in 5 middle and high schoolers have thoughts of suicide, and offers suggestions for adults in fighting the problem.

Purdue University President Mitch Daniels

A Public University Acquires A Big For-Profit, And Raises Big Questions

4:37pm May 04, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Some 32,000 students from the for-profit Kaplan University will join Purdue University in Indiana as part of a deal announced recently.

Williams House at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire will become an all-gender dorm.

Elite Prep Schools Experiment With 'All-Gender' Dorms

9:28pm May 03, 2017

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Two of the top U.S. preparatory boarding schools, Phillips Exeter and Phillips Academy Andover, are converting some dorm space to "all-gender" dorms to better meet the needs of transgender students.

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A right wing activist holds a sign during a rally at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park on April 27, 2017 in Berkeley, California. Protestors are gathering in Berkeley to protest the cancellation of a speech by American conservative political commen

Hate Speech And The Misnomer Of 'The Marketplace of Ideas'

4:03pm May 03, 2017

by David Shih

The belief that more speech is the remedy for "bad" speech can be a principled stance. But racist hate speech may not be doing what free speech defenders think it is.

Diverse classrooms are the key to building a better preschool, a new study reports.

Pre-K: Decades Worth Of Studies, One Strong Message

2:45pm May 03, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

What happens when a group of the nation's leading pre-K experts get together to lay out a blueprint for what parents, and educators, can learn from decades of research?

Paulo Melo is a global entrepreneur-in-residence at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. This visa workaround allowed Melo, originally from Portugal, to legally stay in the United States and build his business in Massachusetts.

Without A Special Visa, Foreign Startup Founders Turn To A Workaround

8:12am May 03, 2017

by Asma Khalid

Immigration advocates often tout how many startups are founded by foreigners. Yet the U.S. does not offer startup visas. Some entrepreneurs turn to a program started as an experiment in Massachusetts.

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Anna Marie McClanahan (center) helps children write stories by using Legos to create scenes.

Under Trump Budget, Nearly 2 Million Kids May Lose After-School Care

9:43am May 02, 2017

by Pam Fessler

The Trump administration says there's no evidence the program works, but supporters say that thinking is misguided. Some even call it a "godsend."

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