Connecticut has built a safety net that will send a child-behavior expert to any daycare or pre-K in the state that's having trouble with a disruptive child.
There's a national trend in education to clearly document and measure what's taught, keeping teachers accountable. In some cases, it's overwhelming and driving good veteran teachers away.
U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. discusses the department's latest rules to make school funding more equal. Republicans and teachers unions have criticized the rules.
After 25 years of teaching at the same high school in Colorado, Rick Young won't return this year. He's not alone, about 20 percent of experienced teachers quit every year.
School nurses play a critical role in identifying students with mental health disorders, but there aren't enough of them and they often don't have enough training.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Georgetown University President John DeGioia and Patricia Bayonne-Johnson, a descendant of two slaves sold in 1838. The school benefited from that sale.
The university is making amends for its past ties to slavery. Renee Montagne talks to Georgetown Professor Marcia Chatelain of the university's Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation.