Education

Students from the Sekenani Girls Secondary School gather outside their dormitory after lunch. The new school is the first high school for girls in the Maasai region.

These High School Girls Have Something To Cheer About

12:22pm May 03, 2016

by Harriet Constable

Many girls in Maasai culture drop out at 12 and end up caring for cattle or cooking at home. Many are subjected to female genital mutilation. The new Sekenani Girls School is a game changer.

President Obama jokes with his daughter Malia as they walk to board Air Force One from the Marine One helicopter, leaving Chicago en route to Los Angeles. The White House announced Sunday that Malia will take a year off after high school and attend Harvar

How To Have A Successful Gap Year — Tips For Malia Obama And Other High School Grads

8:28am May 03, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Taking a year off before college can be a great idea or a disaster. Follow these tips.

Teachers Shut Down Nearly All Detroit Public Schools In Sick-Out Protest

6:47pm May 02, 2016

by Sarah Cwiek

Nearly all of Detroit's 97 public schools were closed Monday because too many teachers called in sick. Teachers there have known for months that Detroit Public Schools will run out of money after June, unless lawmakers approve hundreds of millions of additional dollars. But anger boiled over when they found out they might be working for free right now.

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Malia Obama's 'Gap Year' Highlights Growing Trend In U.S.

6:39pm May 02, 2016

by Tovia Smith

President Obama's daughter, Malia, is taking a year off before starting college in the fall. The so-called "gap year" before college has long been a staple — even a right of passage — in many other countries. NPR reports on the growing trend to defer freshman year to pursue other interests.

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Teachers march outside the district headquarters on Monday in Detroit.

Detroit Teachers' 'Sickout' Closes More Than 90 Schools

5:10pm May 02, 2016

by Dana Farrington

The public school district says it won't be able to pay employees past June under the current funding plan — even for work already done. A longer-term spending bill is stuck in the state Legislature.

College student sleeping on dorm room floor

How College Students Are Sleeping ... Or Not

10:06am May 02, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

A new study breaks down 1.4 million nights of sleep on college campuses. The results are surprising.

Wichita lawyer Alan Rupe in his office. He's been suing Kansas over school funding since 1989.

Kansas Supreme Court Says Schools Could Close If System Doesn't Change

9:42am May 02, 2016

by Sam Zeff

Recently the Kansas Supreme Court told lawmakers: Fix our broken school funding system, or public schools could shut down on June 30. Some lawmakers say Kansas already spends too much on education.

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President Barack Obama jokes with his daughter Malia Obama as they walk to board Air Force One from the Marine One helicopter, as they leave Chicago en route to Los Angeles last month.

Malia Obama Will Attend Harvard, White House Says

1:03pm May 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

She's going to take a gap year and begin at Harvard during fall 2017, according to a statement from the First Lady's office.

A view of two coal seams and coal hauling trucks being loaded in the Buckskin Coal Mine, 12 miles north of Gillette, Wyo.

Is There A Better Way To Pay For America's Schools?

10:26am May 01, 2016

There are huge gaps in school funding between affluent and property-poor districts. And, with evidence that money matters, especially for disadvantaged kids, something has to change.

Kennedy Park, 4, is in her second year of pre-K in Camden. All 3- and 4-year-old kids qualify for two years of preschool in New Jersey's lowest-income cities.

Taking On Poverty And Education In School Costs A Lot Of Money

5:39pm April 30, 2016

by Sarah Gonzalez

In 1997, the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered millions of dollars in additional funding to 31 of the poorest school districts in the state. Camden alone spends about $23,000 per student per year.

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