Education

Why High School Students Need More Than College Prep

9:25am August 01, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

For nearly 70 years, one of the nation's largest student organizations has hammered home this message - teenagers need job skills whether they're headed to college or not. And students are listening.

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The Importance Of Getting Things Wrong

9:20am August 01, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

A Harvard professor argues that successful science teaching starts with understanding student misconceptions.

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have selected Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side to build President Barack Obama's presidential library near the University of Chicago, where Obama once taught constitutional law.

It's Official: Obama's Presidential Library Will Be In Chicago's Jackson Park

11:08am July 30, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"For the first time, a presidential center will be in the heart of an urban community," the Obama Foundation says, adding that the area was chosen because of its potential long-term impact.

Lots of colleges have these reading programs; some are just for freshmen, and for others, the entire campus or local community joins in. The idea is that books will stir discussion — and unite a class or campus around a topic.

What College Freshmen Are Reading

6:31am July 30, 2016

by Elissa Nadworny

Book programs for freshmen — or a whole campus or community — are meant to spark discussion and unity. This year's picks at nine U.S. schools range from memoirs to political advice from 64 B.C.

A 3-year-old presents her artwork to Hillary Clinton at Lee Highway KinderCare in Fairfax, Va.

A Program For Preschoolers Gets A Convention Bounce

1:44pm July 29, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youth, or HIPPY, is a program backed by by 20 years of research. Bill Clinton gave it some love at his speech in Philadelphia. We take a closer look.

Painting of college student with price tag on mortarboard cap.

Education

Clinton's Free-Tuition Promise: What Would It Cost? How Would It Work?

9:33pm July 28, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

This proposal is novel and dramatic: a broadly scaled entitlement program for the middle class directed not at older people, like Social Security and Medicare, but at younger Americans.

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Transgender Student Files Suit Against School District, Alleging Discrimination

3:59pm July 28, 2016

Ash Whitaker has filed a federal Title IX lawsuit against his school district. The transgender teen says the Kenosha School District has essentially created a surveillance program to monitor his bathroom usage, with plans to issue green wristbands to help identify transgender students.

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James Ramsey has resigned as the University of Louisville's president, ending weeks of uncertainty over his status.

University Of Louisville President Resigns, With $690,000 Payout

1:16pm July 28, 2016

by Bill Chappell

James Ramsey will receive a settlement to avoid potential litigation against the school, which is facing both federal and NCAA investigations.

Is The Student Loan Crisis Fact Or Fiction?

10:44am July 28, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

A new book says the student loan crisis is overblown. Author Sandy Baum says we really need to focus on the small portion of borrowers who are really struggling.

MAKESHOP at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.

Ready, Set, Play: A Top 10 'Playlist' From The Nation's Children's Museums

9:48pm July 27, 2016

Lasers and lava and mummies, oh my! Here are the exhibits that kids and their grown-ups love the most from 10 of the nation's best children's museums.